With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of South Fork Township works elsewhere
South Fork Township has 54 jobs for 355 working residents. Hardly any work in South Fork Township itself; outside it, Mora draws the most (22%, 11 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set South Fork Township apart
South Fork Township is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in South Fork Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Fork Township has about 500 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
South Fork 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 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through South Fork Township
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in South Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
From South Fork Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Fork Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 commuters (the 11% 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.
The places South Fork Township commutes to
Where South Fork Township clocks in
22% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
52% of the jobs in South Fork Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 54. 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 South Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles South Fork Township commutes
About 25% 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.
How South Fork Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $98,750 |
| Brunswick Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 38 min | $92,434 |
| Borgholm Township | under 2% | B | C− | 31 min | $83,359 |
| Dalbo Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Kanabec Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dalbo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kanabec Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South 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 South Fork Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Fork Township?
$98,750 (±$23,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Fork Township?
8.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Fork Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Fork Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (22%, 11 mi), Cambridge (5%, 18 mi), Milaca (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Fork 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 South Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South 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.