Fergus Falls draws more than half of Tumuli Township’s working residents
There are 46 jobs in Tumuli Township, against 192 working residents. Hardly any work in Tumuli Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (51%, 11 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Tumuli Township
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Tumuli Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Tumuli Township work
Where Tumuli Township clocks in
51% of workers
3% 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.
In Tumuli Township, 70% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tumuli Township, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 46. 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 Tumuli Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Tumuli Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tumuli Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 14% 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 Tumuli Township
About 24% 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.
Next door to Tumuli Township
The biggest share goes to Dane Prairie Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tumuli Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumuli Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $99,792 |
| Aastad Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| St. Olaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pomme de Terre Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Dane Prairie Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aastad Township, St. Olaf Township, Pomme de Terre Township and Dane Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tumuli 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 Tumuli Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tumuli Township?
$99,792 (±$16,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tumuli Township?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tumuli Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tumuli Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Tumuli 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 Tumuli Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tumuli 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.