Work & commute · Folsom

Work & commute in Folsom, MN

Most working residents leave Folsom for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Browns Valley (21%), Wheaton (14%) and Graceville (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 43 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 Folsom residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Folsom.

42live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

23work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Folsom goes to work

Browns Valley2.7 mi away

21%9

Wheaton19 mi away

14%6

Graceville17.6 mi away

5%2

Fargo, ND85.9 mi away

5%2

Pillager121.4 mi away

2%1

Kerkhoven77.4 mi away

2%1

Clinton20 mi away

2%1

Donnelly37.9 mi away

2%1

Long Prairie96.1 mi away

2%1

Morris42.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%18

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

How far

How far Folsom commutes

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

26%

37%

12%

26%

26%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Folsom is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Folsom are

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

Jobs based in Folsom

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)88%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Folsom residents hold

43 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+50%

Jobs based in Folsom, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 24. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

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.