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Jobs & commute in Numedal Township

More than half of Numedal Township’s working residents commute to Thief River Falls

For 10% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in Numedal Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (60%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, 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

Day and night

A workday in Numedal Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.

53live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
18work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night93
Workday58
93live here− 53head out to work+ 18come in to work= 58on a workday

About 58 people are in Numedal Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.34jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 commute map

Where Numedal Township’s working residents head each day

GoodridgeSt. Hilaire: 2 residents work here (4%)AkeleyFosstonRed Lake FallsMenahga: 1 residents work here (2%)BaudetteCrookston: 1 residents work here (2%)Thief River Falls: 32 residents work here (60%)Bemidji: 1 residents work here (2%)Eagan: 1 residents work here (2%)Horace: 1 residents work here (2%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (4%)Bray TownshipNorden TownshipHelgeland TownshipRed Lake Falls TownshipViking TownshipFork TownshipNumedal TownshipRocksbury Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Thief River FallsGrand ForksRocksbury TownshipSt. HilaireFargoMenahgaNumedal Township
1
Thief River Falls12.1 mi away
60%32
2
Grand Forks, ND33.8 mi away
6%3
36%3
4
St. Hilaire13.5 mi away
4%2
5
Fargo, ND90.1 mi away
4%2
6
Menahga114.3 mi away
2%1
7
Crookston26.6 mi away
2%1
8
Bemidji85 mi away
2%1
9
Eagan277.5 mi away
2%1
10
Horace, ND98.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
11%6
The top trips

Where Numedal Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

94% of the jobs in Numedal Township pay over $3,333 a month

18 jobs are based in Numedal Township.

Jobs based in Numedal TownshipJobs Numedal Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities100%49%
Services: health, schools, offices0%30%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month6%21%
Over $3,333 a month94%62%

Who does it

29 or younger6%17%
30 to 5467%57%
55 and older28%26%

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 Numedal Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Numedal Township spends getting to work: about 16 minutes

A year of commuting
123 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Numedal Township16 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Numedal Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Numedal Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Other

Share of the 72 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

Miles to work from Numedal Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miThief River Falls: 60% · 12.1 miGrand Forks: 6% · 33.8 miRocksbury Township: 6% · 13 miSt. Hilaire: 4% · 13.5 miFargo: 4% · 90.1 miMenahga: 2% · 114.3 miCrookston: 2% · 26.6 miBemidji: 2% · 85 miEagan: 2% · 277.5 miHorace: 2% · 98.2 miGrand Forks 6%Rocksbury Township 6%St. Hilaire 4%Fargo 4%Numedal Township
Numedal TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi14 residents
48%10–24 mi25 residents
10%25–50 mi5 residents
15%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 15% 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.

Next door

Numedal Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Numedal Township16 min
Norden Township19 min
Bray Township21 min
Viking Township23 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNumedal Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Numedal Township–——16 min$111,250
Norden Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Viking Townshipunder 2%——23 min—
Bray Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Helgeland Townshipunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Norden Township, Viking Township, Bray Township and Helgeland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Numedal Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Numedal Township: questions

What is the median household income in Numedal Township?

$111,250 (±$36,601) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Numedal Township?

1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Numedal Township?

16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Numedal Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Numedal 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 Numedal Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Numedal Township

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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.