Bygland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 34 jobs in Bygland Township for 109 working residents. Hardly any work in Bygland Township; the top destination outside it is Crookston (28%, 15 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bygland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Bygland Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where people from Bygland Township work
Where Bygland Township clocks in
28% of workers
17% 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: 41% of jobs based in Bygland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bygland Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 34. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bygland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bygland Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bygland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Bygland Township
About 17% 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.
Around Bygland Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bygland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bygland Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $100,625 |
| Huntsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Fisher Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Tynsid Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huntsville Township, Fisher Township and Tynsid Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bygland 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 Bygland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bygland Township?
$100,625 (±$32,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bygland Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bygland Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bygland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (28%, 15 mi), Grand Forks (17%, 11 mi), Climax (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bygland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bygland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bygland 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.