Most of Orwell Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 5 jobs in Orwell Township for 46 working residents. Working residents average 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Orwell Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Orwell Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
43% of working residents work in Fergus Falls
Where Orwell Township clocks in
43% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Orwell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orwell Township, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 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 Orwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Orwell Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orwell Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 4% 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.
Orwell Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
43% of Orwell Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,154 |
| Fergus Falls | 43% | C− | A− | 13 min | $56,162 |
| Buse Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Fergus Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Western Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Foxhome Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Carlisle Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buse Township, Fergus Falls Township, Western Township, Foxhome Township and Carlisle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fergus Falls. Darker towns draw more of Orwell 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 Orwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orwell Township?
$91,154 (±$3,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orwell Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orwell Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orwell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (43%, 7 mi), Elbow Lake (4%, 20 mi), Willmar (4%, 94 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orwell 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 Orwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orwell 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.