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Jobs & commute in Rosebud Township

Rosebud Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

29 jobs are based in Rosebud Township, and 113 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 12 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 10% of workers have no commute at all, 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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Rosebud Township

On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.

110live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
26work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday220
310live here− 110head out to work+ 26come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Rosebud Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

28% of working residents work in Fosston

Clearbrook: 2 residents work here (2%)McIntoshHayfieldAvonFosston: 32 residents work here (28%)BagleyCold SpringCrookston: 5 residents work here (4%)Thief River Falls: 4 residents work here (4%)Bemidji: 3 residents work here (3%)Medina: 4 residents work here (4%)Grand Forks: 4 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 4 residents work here (4%)Hagali TownshipHeier TownshipSletten TownshipKnute Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Gregory TownshipBrandsvold TownshipColumbia TownshipHill River TownshipRosebud TownshipFosstonCrookstonKnute TownshipThief River FallsMedinaGrand ForksRosebud Township
1
Fosston3.7 mi away
28%32
2
Crookston43.8 mi away
4%5
3
Knute Township14 mi away
4%5
4
Thief River Falls44.9 mi away
4%4
5
Medina201.1 mi away
4%4
6
Grand Forks, ND68.3 mi away
4%4
7
Fargo, ND69 mi away
4%4
8
Bemidji40 mi away
3%3
9
Rosebud Township (in town)right here
3%3
10
Clearbrook18.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%47
The top trips

Where Rosebud 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

Rosebud Township makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Rosebud TownshipJobs Rosebud Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms76%23%
Trade, transport & utilities7%22%
Services: health, schools, offices17%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less3%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month48%16%
Over $3,333 a month48%59%

Who does it

29 or younger21%25%
30 to 5448%52%
55 and older31%23%
−34%

Jobs based in Rosebud Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 29. 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 Rosebud Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 12 minutes to work from Rosebud Township

A year of commuting
94 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Rosebud Township12 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Rosebud Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
6%Carpool
7%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 127 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

How many miles Rosebud Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFosston: 28% · 3.7 miCrookston: 4% · 43.8 miKnute Township: 4% · 14 miThief River Falls: 4% · 44.9 miMedina: 4% · 201.1 miGrand Forks: 4% · 68.3 miFargo: 4% · 69 miBemidji: 3% · 40 miClearbrook: 2% · 18.3 miFosston 28%Crookston 4%Knute Township 4%Thief River Falls 4%Medina 4%Rosebud Township
Rosebud TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi38 residents
20%10–24 mi23 residents
15%25–50 mi17 residents
31%Over 50 mi35 residents

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.

Next door

Next door is work for 28% of Rosebud Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Rosebud Township12 min
Sletten Township13 min
Fosston15 min
Columbia Township16 min
Gregory Township19 min
Brandsvold Township21 min
Heier Township21 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRosebud Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rosebud Township–——12 min$95,625
Fosston28%D−A−15 min$52,500
Heier Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Columbia Townshipunder 2%——16 min—
Brandsvold Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Sletten Townshipunder 2%——13 min—
Gregory Townshipunder 2%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Heier Township, Columbia Township, Brandsvold Township, Sletten Township and Gregory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Fosston. Darker towns draw more of Rosebud 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 Rosebud Township: questions

What is the median household income in Rosebud Township?

$95,625 (±$25,334) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rosebud Township?

5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Rosebud Township?

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

Where do people who live in Rosebud Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (28%, 4 mi), Crookston (4%, 44 mi), Knute Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Rosebud Township

Rosebud Township home →

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.