Making a living in Comstock Township
11% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Comstock Township; the top destination outside it is Thief River Falls (29%, 20 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Comstock Township by day
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
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 Comstock Township commutes to
Where Comstock Township clocks in
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 91% of work in Comstock Township
57 jobs are based in Comstock Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Comstock Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 57. 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 Comstock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Comstock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 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.
The distance from Comstock Township to work
About 15% 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.
The towns around Comstock Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Comstock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $68,750 |
| McCrea Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Helgeland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Foldahl Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Viking Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McCrea Township, Helgeland Township, Foldahl Township and Viking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Comstock 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 Comstock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Comstock Township?
$68,750 (±$30,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Comstock Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Comstock Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Comstock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (29%, 20 mi), Warren (11%, 10 mi), Grand Forks (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Comstock 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 Comstock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Comstock 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.