Most of Esther Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Esther Township has 4 jobs, and 90 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Esther Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (30%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Esther Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Esther Township on a workday afternoon, 58% 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.
Where Esther Township’s working residents head each day
Where Esther Township clocks in
30% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Esther Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Esther Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 4. 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 Esther Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Esther Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Esther Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Esther Township
About 26% 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 Esther Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Esther Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $96,750 |
| Higdem Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Grand Forks Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Northland Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Higdem Township, Grand Forks Township and Northland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Esther 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 Esther Township: questions
What is the median household income in Esther Township?
$96,750 (±$8,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Esther Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Esther Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Esther Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (30%, 11 mi), East Grand Forks (13%, 10 mi), Warren (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Esther 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 Esther Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Esther 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.