Fountain Prairie Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 3 jobs in Fountain Prairie Township for 90 working residents. Hardly any work in Fountain Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Pipestone (33%, 11 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fountain Prairie Township on a workday
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Fountain Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Fountain Prairie Township to work: where people go
Where Fountain Prairie Township clocks in
9% 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, not services: 100% of the jobs in Fountain Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 3. 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 Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Fountain Prairie Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fountain Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fountain Prairie Township
About 20% 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.
Next door to Fountain Prairie Township
The biggest share goes to Grange Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Prairie Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $119,375 |
| Altona Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Aetna Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Grange Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hope Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Altona Township, Aetna Township, Grange Township and Hope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountain Prairie 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 Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain Prairie Township?
$119,375 (±$29,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Prairie Township?
0.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fountain Prairie Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fountain Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (33%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 48 mi), Marshall (9%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fountain Prairie 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 Fountain Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain Prairie 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.