With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Columbia Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Columbia Township for work; outside it, Fosston is the main destination (26%, 7 miles). Columbia Township has 6 jobs, and 169 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Columbia Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Columbia Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Columbia Township commutes to
Where Columbia Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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: 100% of jobs based in Columbia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbia Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 6. 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 Columbia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Columbia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbia Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 13% 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 Columbia Township works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Columbia Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $96,103 |
| Queen Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rosebud Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Island Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Popple Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Queen Township, Rosebud Township, Island Lake Township and Popple Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Columbia 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 Columbia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbia Township?
$96,103 (±$13,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbia Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbia Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbia Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (26%, 7 mi), Crookston (9%, 48 mi), Bagley (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Columbia 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 Columbia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbia 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.