Earning a living in Nilsen Township
7% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 4% stay in Nilsen Township for work; outside it, Fergus Falls is the main destination (22%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 6 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Nilsen Township by day
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Nilsen Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).
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 Nilsen Township to work: where people go
Where Nilsen Township clocks in
22% of workers
17% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Nilsen Township’s jobs are in goods
28 jobs are based in Nilsen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nilsen Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 28. 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 Nilsen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 6 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nilsen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nilsen Township
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.
Nilsen Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nilsen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilsen Township | – | — | — | 6 min | $91,364 |
| Andrea Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Connelly Township | under 5% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Meadows Township | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Andrea Township, Connelly Township and Meadows Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nilsen 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 12% of Nilsen Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 43% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Nilsen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nilsen Township?
$91,364 (±$29,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nilsen Township?
17.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nilsen Township?
6 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nilsen Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (22%, 19 mi), Wahpeton (17%, 8 mi), Breckenridge (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nilsen 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 Nilsen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nilsen 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.