Most of Brandsvold Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 15 jobs in Brandsvold Township; 84 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Brandsvold Township by day
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Brandsvold Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
30% of working residents work in Fosston
Where Brandsvold Township clocks in
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.
Brandsvold Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandsvold Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 15. 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 Brandsvold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brandsvold Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Brandsvold Township
About 24% 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.
30% of Brandsvold Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandsvold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandsvold Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $96,250 |
| Queen Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rosebud Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Fosston | 30% | D− | A− | 15 min | $52,500 |
| King Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hill River Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Queen Township, Rosebud Township, King Township and Hill River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fosston. Darker towns draw more of Brandsvold 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 Brandsvold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brandsvold Township?
$96,250 (±$36,531) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brandsvold Township?
15.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brandsvold Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brandsvold Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (30%, 5 mi), Crookston (7%, 40 mi), Bagley (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brandsvold Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brandsvold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandsvold 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.