Most of Granite Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Granite Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (12%, 25 miles). 33 jobs are based in Granite Township; 194 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, 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
How many people are in Granite Township by day
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Granite Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Granite Township’s working residents head each day
Where Granite Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
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.
73% of the jobs in Granite Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 33. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Granite Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 10% 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 Granite Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
Around Granite Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $85,625 |
| Lastrup | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Buh Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Leigh Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Pulaski Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Hillman Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lastrup, Buh Township, Leigh Township, Pulaski Township and Hillman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granite 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Granite Township?
$85,625 (±$8,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (12%, 25 mi), Pierz (8%, 6 mi), Little Falls (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granite Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granite Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite 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.