With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Fountain Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Fountain Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (40%, 26 miles). Fountain Township has 36 jobs, and 141 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fountain Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 140 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Fountain 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Fountain Township: the destinations
Where Fountain Township clocks in
40% of workers
5% 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.
64% of the jobs in Fountain Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Township, 2014 → 2024: 77 → 36. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fountain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fountain Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountain Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 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.
Half of Fountain Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fountain Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Preston (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $80,714 |
| Carimona Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Preston | 5% | C− | A− | 24 min | $63,984 |
| Fillmore Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Chatfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Carrolton Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carimona Township, Fillmore Township, Chatfield Township and Carrolton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountain 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 2024, 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 Fountain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain Township?
$80,714 (±$22,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountain Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountain Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (40%, 26 mi), Chatfield (13%, 9 mi), Preston (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fountain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.