Grand Forks Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Grand Forks Township itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (41%, 5 miles). There are 29 jobs in Grand Forks Township, and 83 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Grand Forks Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Grand Forks Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Grand Forks Township to work: where people go
Where Grand Forks Township clocks in
41% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Grand Forks Township: what the 29 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand Forks Township, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 29. 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 Grand Forks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Grand Forks Township: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand Forks Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 3% 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.
How far Grand Forks Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
Grand Forks Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand Forks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $98,125 |
| East Grand Forks | 12% | B− | A | 17 min | $77,549 |
| Esther Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sullivan Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Esther Township and Sullivan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Grand Forks. Darker towns draw more of Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grand Forks Township?
$98,125 (±$27,515) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grand Forks Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand Forks Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand Forks Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (41%, 5 mi), East Grand Forks (12%, 4 mi), Crookston (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand Forks 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.