With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Grimstad Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 4% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Grimstad Township has 11 jobs, against 47 working residents. Only 2% work in Grimstad Township; the top destination outside it is Greenbush (21%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Grimstad Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Grimstad Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of Grimstad Township: the destinations
Where Grimstad Township clocks in
21% of workers
13% 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 Grimstad Township: what the 11 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grimstad Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 11. 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 Grimstad Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Grimstad Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grimstad Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 4% 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 Grimstad Township’s workers travel
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.
Around Grimstad Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grimstad Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimstad Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $87,500 |
| Nereson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Mickinock Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Palmville Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Stafford Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nereson Township, Mickinock Township, Palmville Township and Stafford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grimstad 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 Grimstad Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grimstad Township?
$87,500 (±$31,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grimstad Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grimstad Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grimstad Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenbush (21%, 18 mi), Thief River Falls (17%, 42 mi), Roseau (13%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grimstad 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 Grimstad Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grimstad 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.