New Folden Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 40% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Employers in New Folden Township report 5 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in New Folden Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (40%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in New Folden Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in New Folden Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 New Folden Township to work: where people go
Where New Folden 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in New Folden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Folden Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. 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 New Folden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from New Folden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Folden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 40% 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 many miles New Folden Township commutes
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.
Around New Folden Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to New Solum Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Folden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Folden Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $63,500 |
| New Maine Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Marsh Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Holt Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| New Solum Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Maine Township, Marsh Grove Township, Holt Township and New Solum Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Folden 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 New Folden Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Folden Township?
$63,500 (±$11,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Folden Township?
11.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Folden Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Folden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (40%, 16 mi), Newfolden (7%, 2 mi), North Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Folden 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 New Folden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Folden 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.