Fossum Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 10% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Fossum Township has 18 jobs for 63 working residents. Hardly any work in Fossum Township itself; outside it, Twin Valley draws the most (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fossum Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Fossum Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Fossum Township to work: where people go
Where Fossum Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 89% of work in Fossum Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fossum Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 18. 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 Fossum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Fossum Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fossum Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Fossum Township works
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.
Fossum Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fossum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossum Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $77,143 |
| Flom Township | under 4% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Wild Rice Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Pembina Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Waukon Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flom Township, Wild Rice Township, Pembina Township and Waukon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fossum 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 Fossum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fossum Township?
$77,143 (±$50,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fossum Township?
3.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fossum Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fossum Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Twin Valley (14%, 6 mi), Mahnomen (10%, 8 mi), Fargo (10%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fossum 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 Fossum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fossum 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.