Jobs and earnings in Foreston, and the trip to work
Foreston has 221 jobs for 272 working residents. Only 1% work in Foreston itself; outside it, Milaca draws the most (10%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Foreston: the figures worth knowing
Each way, about 33 minutes from Foreston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Foreston workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 360 commuters (the 19% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Foreston
On a workday 268 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 217 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Foreston commutes to
Where Foreston clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
89% of the jobs in Foreston make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foreston, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 221. 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 Foreston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Foreston commutes less than 26 miles
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Foreston
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foreston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreston | – | — | — | 33 min | $92,000 |
| Milaca Township | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $99,583 |
| Milo Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 35 min | $84,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Foreston’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 Foreston: questions
What is the median household income in Foreston?
$92,000 (±$31,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foreston?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Foreston?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Foreston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milaca (10%, 4 mi), Princeton (9%, 12 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foreston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Foreston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foreston
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.