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Jobs & commute in Stafford Township

Most of Stafford Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. 3 jobs are based in Stafford Township, against 100 working residents. Hardly any stay in Stafford Township for work; outside it, Roseau is the main destination (37%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

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

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday180
280live here− 100head out to work+ 3come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Stafford Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

Where Stafford Township’s working residents head each day

Badger: 5 residents work here (5%)Greenbush: 2 residents work here (2%)Hallock: 2 residents work here (2%)Roseau: 37 residents work here (37%)Warroad: 5 residents work here (5%)Thief River Falls: 5 residents work here (5%)East Grand Forks: 4 residents work here (4%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (2%)Benville TownshipDeer Township: 8 residents work here (8%)Stafford TownshipStokes TownshipMalung TownshipGrimstad TownshipJadis Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Skagen TownshipRoseauDeer TownshipBadgerWarroadThief River FallsJadis TownshipStafford Township
1
Roseau6.2 mi away
37%37
2
Deer Township21.1 mi away
8%8
3
Badger9.6 mi away
5%5
4
Warroad24.5 mi away
5%5
5
Thief River Falls47.9 mi away
5%5
6
Jadis Township7.4 mi away
5%5
7
East Grand Forks79.8 mi away
4%4
8
Greenbush17.5 mi away
2%2
9
Hallock51.5 mi away
2%2
10
Grand Forks, ND82.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%25
The top trips

Where Stafford 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

Stafford Township is a services town

Jobs based in Stafford TownshipJobs Stafford Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%31%
Over $3,333 a month100%49%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 54100%34%
55 and older0%39%
−25%

Jobs based in Stafford Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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 Stafford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Stafford Township’s commute takes about 20 minutes

A year of commuting
154 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Stafford Township20 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

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

About 0 in 10
How Stafford Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
18%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 133 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

How many miles Stafford Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRoseau: 37% · 6.2 miDeer Township: 8% · 21.1 miBadger: 5% · 9.6 miWarroad: 5% · 24.5 miThief River Falls: 5% · 47.9 miJadis Township: 5% · 7.4 miEast Grand Forks: 4% · 79.8 miGreenbush: 2% · 17.5 miHallock: 2% · 51.5 miGrand Forks: 2% · 82.6 miRoseau 37%Deer Township 8%Badger 5%Warroad 5%Thief River Falls 5%Stafford Township
Stafford TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi50 residents
14%10–24 mi14 residents
12%25–50 mi12 residents
24%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 24% 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

Around Stafford Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Jadis Township (5%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Jadis Township14 min
Malung Township18 min
Stafford Township20 min
Grimstad Township22 min
Stokes Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownStafford Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Stafford Township–——20 min$83,636
Malung Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Stokes Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Jadis Township5%——14 min—
Grimstad Townshipunder 2%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Malung Township, Stokes Township, Jadis Township and Grimstad Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Stafford 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 Stafford Township: questions

What is the median household income in Stafford Township?

$83,636 (±$13,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Stafford Township?

6.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Stafford Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Stafford Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roseau (37%, 6 mi), Deer Township (8%, 21 mi), Badger (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Stafford Township

Stafford 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.