With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Keystone Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 5 jobs are based in Keystone Township, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Keystone Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (41%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Keystone Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Keystone Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The places Keystone Township commutes to
Where Keystone Township clocks in
41% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Keystone Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keystone Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Keystone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Keystone Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keystone Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Keystone Township
About 31% 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.
The towns around Keystone Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keystone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $90,000 |
| Nesbit Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Sullivan Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Euclid Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nesbit Township, Sullivan Township and Euclid Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keystone 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 Keystone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Keystone Township?
$90,000 (±$32,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keystone Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keystone Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keystone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (41%, 14 mi), Crookston (10%, 17 mi), Fargo (10%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keystone 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 Keystone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keystone 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.