With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Grant Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Goodland (41%, 15 miles). Employers in Grant Township report 2 jobs, and 34 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grant Township by day and by night
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Grant Township: the destinations
Where Grant Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Grant Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grant Township
About 39% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Grant Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Voltaire Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Benkelman Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Stateline Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Voltaire Township, Benkelman Township and Stateline Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grant 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 2024, 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 Grant Township: questions
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Goodland (41%, 15 mi), Colby (9%, 49 mi), Burlington (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grant Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.