Most of Garfield Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Garfield Township has 56 jobs for 223 working residents. Only 4% stay in Garfield Township for work; outside it, Crookston is the main destination (25%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Garfield Township
Garfield Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Garfield Township is Crookston, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Garfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Garfield Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Garfield Township has about 350 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Garfield Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
In and out of Garfield Township on a workday
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Garfield Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Garfield Township’s working residents head each day
Where Garfield Township clocks in
25% of workers
20% of workers
4% 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 39% of work in Garfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 56. 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 Garfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Garfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 17% 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.
Garfield Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $101,111 |
| Godfrey Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garden Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sundal Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Godfrey Township, Liberty Township, Garden Township and Sundal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garfield 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 Garfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garfield Township?
$101,111 (±$14,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garfield Township?
14.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garfield Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garfield Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (25%, 23 mi), Fertile (20%, 2 mi), Grand Forks (4%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Garfield Township without a car?
2% 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 Garfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garfield 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.