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Work & commute · Folden

Work & commute in Folden, MN

Most working residents leave Folden for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Parkers Prairie (18%), Alexandria (14%) and Fergus Falls (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 120 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 120 Folden residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Folden.

120live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Folden goes to work

BrandonCarlosViningParkers PrairieBattle LakeNew York MillsHenningFergus FallsAlexandriaMinneapolisFargoHenningEffingtonSpruce HillFoldenElmoNidarosParkers PrairieAlexandriaFergus FallsBrandonCarlosHenningBattle LakeNew York MillsMinneapolisFargoFolden
1
Parkers Prairie8.2 mi away
18%22
2
Alexandria24.9 mi away
14%17
3
Fergus Falls30 mi away
6%7
4
Brandon19.7 mi away
4%5
5
Carlos19.6 mi away
3%4
6
Henning6.1 mi away
3%4
7
Battle Lake13.2 mi away
3%3
8
New York Mills20.1 mi away
3%3
9
Minneapolis137.3 mi away
3%3
10
Fargo, ND78.6 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%49

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Folden commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

19%Under 10 mi
36%10–24 mi
27%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Folden is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.02 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Folden are

2 jobs are based in Folden. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Folden’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Folden

2 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)50%
Trade, transport & utilities50%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Folden residents hold

120 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month58%
About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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