Forest Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 41% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. 5 jobs are based in Forest Township; 70 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Forest Township; the top destination outside it is Detroit Lakes (27%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Forest Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Forest Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Forest Township to work: where people go
Where Forest Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Forest Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forest Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Forest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Forest Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forest Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 41% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Forest Township
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Forest Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $84,219 |
| Savannah Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Long Lost Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Round Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Savannah Township, Long Lost Lake Township, Pine Point Township and Round Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forest Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Forest Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forest Township?
$84,219 (±$12,255) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forest Township?
8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forest Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forest Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (27%, 31 mi), Mahnomen (7%, 32 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 179 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forest Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forest Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.