Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Goodridge Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Goodridge Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (44%, 18 miles). Goodridge Township has 3 jobs, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Goodridge Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Goodridge 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 Goodridge Township’s working residents head each day
Where Goodridge Township clocks in
7% 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 67% of work in Goodridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodridge Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 3. 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 Goodridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Goodridge Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodridge Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 18% 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.
Goodridge Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
Goodridge Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodridge Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $141,250 |
| Cloverleaf Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Moylan Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Highlanding Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Reiner Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cloverleaf Township, Moylan Township, Highlanding Township and Reiner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goodridge 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 Goodridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goodridge Township?
$141,250 (±$57,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodridge Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodridge Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (44%, 18 mi), North Township (15%, 18 mi), Fargo (7%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Goodridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodridge 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.