Work, pay and getting to work in Swedes Forest Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Only 2% stay in Swedes Forest Township for work; outside it, Wabasso is the main destination (20%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Swedes Forest Township by day and by night
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
The towns that employ Swedes Forest Township’s residents
Where Swedes Forest Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
31 jobs are based in Swedes Forest Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swedes Forest Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 31. 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 Swedes Forest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Swedes Forest Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Swedes Forest Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 10% 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 far it is to work from Swedes Forest Township
About 23% 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.
Swedes Forest Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swedes Forest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedes Forest Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $128,750 |
| Sacred Heart Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sioux Agency Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Kintire Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sacred Heart Township, Sioux Agency Township and Kintire Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swedes Forest 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 Swedes Forest Township: questions
What is the median household income in Swedes Forest Township?
$128,750 (±$79,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swedes Forest Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swedes Forest Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Swedes Forest Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wabasso (20%, 17 mi), Redwood Falls (15%, 13 mi), Marshall (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Swedes Forest 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 Swedes Forest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swedes Forest 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.