Graham Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
54 jobs are based in Graham Township, against 318 working residents. Hardly any work in Graham Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (29%, 18 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Graham Township
Graham Township is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Graham Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Graham Township has about 330 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Graham Township and St. Cloud trade workers both ways
St. Cloud is the top workplace for Graham Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Graham Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Graham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Graham Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Graham Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Out of Graham Township to work: where people go
Where Graham Township clocks in
29% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Graham Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Graham Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 commuters (the 7% 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.
80% of the jobs in Graham Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Graham Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 54. 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 Graham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Graham Township to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Graham Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Graham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $103,750 |
| Mayhew Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Alberta Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Langola Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $114,167 |
| Buckman Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mayhew Lake Township: not graded. Alberta Township and Buckman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Graham 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 Graham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Graham Township?
$103,750 (±$25,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Graham Township?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Graham Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Graham Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (29%, 18 mi), Foley (11%, 11 mi), Sartell (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Graham Township without a car?
0% 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 Graham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Graham 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.