With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Foster Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 14 jobs are based in Foster Township, against 53 working residents. Only 6% work in Foster Township; the top destination outside it is Blue Earth (19%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Foster Township
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Foster Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
The places Foster Township commutes to
Where Foster Township clocks in
6% 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 Foster Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foster Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 14. 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 Foster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Foster Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Foster Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 21% 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.
Foster Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 40% 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.
Foster Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Brush Creek Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $99,688 |
| Kiester Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Brush Creek Township | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Alden Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kiester Township, Brush Creek Township, Clark Township and Alden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Foster 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 Foster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Foster Township?
$99,688 (±$30,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foster Township?
0.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Foster Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Foster Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (19%, 19 mi), Fairmont (6%, 37 mi), Mankato (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foster Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Foster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foster 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.