Fox Lake Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in Fox Lake Township report 47 jobs, and 123 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Fox Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fox Lake Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Fox Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Fox Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Fox Lake Township clocks in
29% of workers
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 jobs make up 85% of work in Fox Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 47. 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 Fox Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Fox Lake Township: 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 Fox Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 12% 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 Fox Lake Township works
About 17% 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.
How Fox Lake Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Welcome (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $71,250 |
| Manyaska Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Elm Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Trimont | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Welcome | 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Galena Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fraser Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Jay Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manyaska Township, Elm Creek Township, Trimont, Welcome, Galena Township, Fraser Township and Jay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox Lake 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 Fox Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Lake Township?
$71,250 (±$31,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Lake Township?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Lake Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (29%, 11 mi), Mankato (9%, 47 mi), Welcome (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox Lake 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 Fox Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox Lake 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.