With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Granite Ledge Township works elsewhere
There are 27 jobs in Granite Ledge Township; 341 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Granite Ledge Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (19%, 24 miles). Working residents average 47 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Granite Ledge Township
Granite Ledge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Granite Ledge Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Granite Ledge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Granite Ledge Township has about 450 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Granite Ledge Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Granite Ledge Township is St. Cloud, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (64) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Granite Ledge Township spends getting to work: about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite Ledge Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 422 commuters (the 13% 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 a workday changes Granite Ledge Township
On a workday 340 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Granite Ledge Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
How many miles Granite Ledge Township commutes
About 19% 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.
Commuting out of Granite Ledge Township: the destinations
Where Granite Ledge Township clocks in
19% 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.
Granite Ledge Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite Ledge Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 27. 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 Granite Ledge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Granite Ledge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite Ledge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Ledge Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $115,938 |
| Milaca Township | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $99,583 |
| Lakin Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Maywood Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Alberta Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakin Township and Alberta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Maywood Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granite Ledge 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 Granite Ledge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Granite Ledge Township?
$115,938 (±$29,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite Ledge Township?
3.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite Ledge Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite Ledge Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (19%, 24 mi), Foley (16%, 9 mi), Milaca (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granite Ledge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granite Ledge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite Ledge 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.