Most of North Fork Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 44 jobs in North Fork Township for 96 working residents. Only 1% work in North Fork Township itself; outside it, Belgrade draws the most (14%, 7 miles). Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through North Fork Township
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in North Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The towns that employ North Fork Township’s residents
Where North Fork Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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, not services: 50% of the jobs in North Fork Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 44. 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 North Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from North Fork Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Fork Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 24% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Fork Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 12% of North Fork Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Brooten (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $88,250 |
| Brooten | 7% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Raymond Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lake George Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bangor Township | 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Crow Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brooten, Raymond Township, Lake George Township, Bangor Township and Crow Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Fork 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 North Fork Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Fork Township?
$88,250 (±$19,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Fork Township?
15.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Fork Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Fork Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belgrade (14%, 7 mi), Brooten (7%, 4 mi), Crow River Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Fork Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Fork 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.