Jobs and earnings in Bray Township, and the trip to work
The Census job records count 25 working residents of Bray Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Bray Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (36%, 12 miles). Working residents average 21 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Bray Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Bray Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 people from Bray Township work
Where Bray Township clocks in
12% 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.
The daily trip from Bray Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bray Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Bray Township works
About 36% 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.
How Bray Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $158,750 |
| Numedal Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Brandt Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Sanders Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Polk Centre Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Numedal Township, Brandt Township, Sanders Township and Polk Centre Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bray 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Bray Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 24% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bray Township?
$158,750 (±$33,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bray Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bray Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bray Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (36%, 12 mi), St. Hilaire (12%, 11 mi), Fargo (12%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bray Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bray 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.