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Jobs & commute in Brandrup Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brandrup Township works elsewhere

0% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Brandrup Township report 8 jobs for 46 working residents. Hardly any work in Brandrup Township itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (11%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Brandrup Township by day

On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

46live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday100
140live here− 46head out to work+ 8come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Brandrup Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Brandrup Township: the destinations

Rothsay: 2 residents work here (4%)Elbow LakePaynesville: 1 residents work here (2%)Breckenridge: 5 residents work here (11%)Detroit Lakes: 2 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 5 residents work here (11%)Minnetonka: 2 residents work here (4%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (4%)Wahpeton: 4 residents work here (9%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (4%)Wolverton TownshipBrandrup TownshipCampbell TownshipNordick TownshipBradford TownshipSunnyside TownshipManston TownshipConnelly Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Breckenridge TownshipValley TownshipNansen TownshipSummit TownshipCenter TownshipBreckenridgeFergus FallsWahpetonRothsayDetroit LakesMinnetonkaBrandrup Township
1
Breckenridge8.8 mi away
11%5
2
Fergus Falls21.3 mi away
11%5
3
Wahpeton, ND10 mi away
9%4
4
Rothsay23.6 mi away
4%2
5
Detroit Lakes54 mi away
4%2
6
Minnetonka169.1 mi away
4%2
7
Minneapolis176.1 mi away
4%2
8
Fargo, ND51.4 mi away
4%2
9
Connelly Township12.6 mi away
4%2
10
Paynesville100.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%19
The top trips

Where Brandrup Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Brandrup Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Brandrup TownshipJobs Brandrup Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%30%
Services: health, schools, offices0%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month63%26%
Over $3,333 a month25%50%

Who does it

29 or younger63%22%
30 to 540%41%
55 and older38%37%
−50%

Jobs based in Brandrup Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 8. 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 Brandrup Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Brandrup Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
160 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Brandrup Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Brandrup Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Brandrup Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
2%Carpool
5%Walk

Share of the 86 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Brandrup Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBreckenridge: 11% · 8.8 miFergus Falls: 11% · 21.3 miWahpeton: 9% · 10 miRothsay: 4% · 23.6 miDetroit Lakes: 4% · 54 miMinnetonka: 4% · 169.1 miMinneapolis: 4% · 176.1 miFargo: 4% · 51.4 miConnelly Township: 4% · 12.6 miPaynesville: 2% · 100.6 miBreckenridge 11%Fergus Falls 11%Wahpeton 9%Rothsay 4%Detroit Lakes 4%Brandrup Township
Brandrup TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi8 residents
24%10–24 mi11 residents
13%25–50 mi6 residents
46%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 46% 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

Brandrup Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Sunnyside Township12 min
Breckenridge Township13 min
Brandrup Township21 min
Bradford Township29 min
Center Township30 min
Campbell Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBrandrup Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Brandrup Township–——21 min$100,417
Sunnyside Townshipunder 3%——12 min—
Campbell Townshipunder 3%——33 min—
Breckenridge Townshipunder 3%——13 min—
Bradford Townshipunder 3%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Sunnyside Township, Campbell Township, Breckenridge Township and Bradford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Brandrup Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brandrup Township: questions

What is the median household income in Brandrup Township?

$100,417 (±$19,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brandrup Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Brandrup Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Brandrup Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (11%, 9 mi), Fergus Falls (11%, 21 mi), Wahpeton (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Brandrup Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brandrup Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Brandrup Township

Brandrup Township home →

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.