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Jobs & commute in Framnas Township

Framnas Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Framnas Township itself; outside it, Morris draws the most (44%, 6 miles). There are 12 jobs in Framnas Township; 133 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Framnas Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 133 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

133live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday230
350live here− 130head out to work+ 12come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Framnas Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Framnas Township ends

AlbertaLowryChokio: 7 residents work here (5%)Hancock: 5 residents work here (4%)Barrett: 3 residents work here (2%)DonnellyMorris: 59 residents work here (44%)JacksonGlenwood: 2 residents work here (2%)Alexandria: 3 residents work here (2%)Mankato: 2 residents work here (2%)Bismarck: 3 residents work here (2%)Darnen Township: 8 residents work here (6%)Bellevue TownshipGlenwood TownshipLisbon TownshipNew Prairie TownshipSwan Lake TownshipHodges Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Morris TownshipFramnas TownshipMorrisDarnen TownshipChokioHancockHodges TownshipBarrettFramnas Township
1
Morris5.5 mi away
44%59
2
Darnen Township9.2 mi away
6%8
3
Chokio17.9 mi away
5%7
4
Hancock9.4 mi away
4%5
5
Hodges Township5.4 mi away
3%4
6
Barrett19.8 mi away
2%3
7
Alexandria27 mi away
2%3
8
Bismarck, ND250.5 mi away
2%3
9
Glenwood20.7 mi away
2%2
10
Mankato135.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%37
The top trips

Where Framnas Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods jobs make up 83% of work in Framnas Township

Jobs based in Framnas TownshipJobs Framnas Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms83%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices17%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%22%
Over $3,333 a month75%63%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 5475%45%
55 and older25%35%
−8%

Jobs based in Framnas Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 12. 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 Framnas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Framnas Township: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
127 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Framnas Township17 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Framnas Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Framnas Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
5%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 261 commuters (the 9% 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.

How far

How many miles Framnas Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMorris: 44% · 5.5 miDarnen Township: 6% · 9.2 miChokio: 5% · 17.9 miHancock: 4% · 9.4 miHodges Township: 3% · 5.4 miBarrett: 2% · 19.8 miAlexandria: 2% · 27 miBismarck: 2% · 250.5 miGlenwood: 2% · 20.7 miMankato: 2% · 135.3 miMorris 44%Darnen Township 6%Chokio 5%Hancock 4%Hodges Township 3%Framnas Township
Framnas TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
54%Under 10 mi72 residents
20%10–24 mi26 residents
9%25–50 mi12 residents
17%Over 50 mi23 residents

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.

Next door

47% of Framnas Township works in a town next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hodges Township13 min
Morris13 min
Morris Township13 min
Swan Lake Township15 min
Framnas Township17 min
New Prairie Township19 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFramnas Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Framnas Township–——17 min$103,750
New Prairie Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Swan Lake Townshipunder 2%——15 min—
Morris Townshipunder 2%——13 min—
Morris44%C+A13 min$67,727
Hodges Township3%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. New Prairie Township, Swan Lake Township, Morris Township and Hodges Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Morris. Darker towns draw more of Framnas Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Framnas Township: questions

What is the median household income in Framnas Township?

$103,750 (±$33,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Framnas Township?

0.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Framnas Township?

17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Framnas Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (44%, 6 mi), Darnen Township (6%, 9 mi), Chokio (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Framnas 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 Framnas Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Framnas Township

Framnas Township home →

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.