St. John's Lutheran Church · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0At 14.7%, unemployment in Bradford Township is among the highest of any U.S. town
Jobs and income earn Bradford Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 2% work in Bradford Township itself; outside it, Cambridge draws the most (9%, 6 miles). Measured by household income, Bradford Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bradford Township
Bradford Township makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Bradford Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bradford Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Bradford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Bradford Township is a place people come home to
There are 400 jobs based in Bradford Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bradford Township has about 2,300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Bradford Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bradford Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #180 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate holds Bradford Township’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bradford Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Bradford Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
400 jobs are based in Bradford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradford Township, 2013 → 2023: 170 → 400. 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 Bradford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bradford Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,315 commuters (the 17% 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.
A workday in Bradford Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,643 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 373 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Bradford 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 Bradford Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bradford Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bradford Township
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.
Bradford Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bradford Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #242 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Bradford Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,590 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Bradford Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bradford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bradford Township is 1,979th of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,977 | Prince Frederick MD | 2,955 | $80K | 11.0% | 2.2% | 16% | B− |
| 1,978 | Maple Grove Township MI | 2,646 | $78K | 13.4% | 1.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,979 | Bradford Township MN | 3,549 | $93K | 4.5% | 14.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,980 | York NY | 3,163 | $80K | 15.0% | 1.6% | 9% | B− |
| 1,981 | Hazel Green AL | 3,940 | $86K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bradford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 14% of Bradford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bradford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Township | – | B− | C | 31 min | $92,574 |
| Isanti | 5% | A | B+ | 28 min | $87,500 |
| Isanti Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 32 min | $98,341 |
| Springvale Township | under 3% | A− | D | 31 min | $104,167 |
| Stanford Township | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $104,107 |
| Spencer Brook Township | under 3% | A− | D | 34 min | $103,818 |
| Cambridge | 9% | B− | A | 28 min | $69,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cambridge. Darker towns draw more of Bradford 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 Bradford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bradford Township?
$92,574 (±$10,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradford Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradford Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradford Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (9%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 38 mi), Isanti (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bradford Township walkable?
Bradford Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bradford Township without a car?
<1% 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 Bradford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradford 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.