For about half of its working residents, Friberg Township is a commute to Fergus Falls
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Friberg Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (50%, 10 miles). Employers in Friberg Township report 27 jobs, against 362 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Friberg Township, in brief
Friberg Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Friberg Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Friberg Township has about 470 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Friberg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 362 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Friberg Township to work: where people go
Where Friberg Township clocks in
50% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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 daily flow of workers through Friberg Township
On a workday 361 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Friberg Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Friberg Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Friberg Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 19% 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.
78% of the jobs in Friberg Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Friberg Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 27. 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 Friberg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Friberg Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 22% 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.
The towns around Friberg Township
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Friberg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friberg Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $84,750 |
| Maine Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Maplewood Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Elizabeth Township | 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Aurdal Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $123,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maine Township, Maplewood Township and Elizabeth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Friberg 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 Friberg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Friberg Township?
$84,750 (±$15,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Friberg Township?
11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Friberg Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Friberg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (50%, 10 mi), Willmar (3%, 99 mi), Detroit Lakes (2%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Friberg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Friberg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Friberg 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.