With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Sullivan Township works elsewhere
There are 41 jobs in Sullivan Township for 91 working residents. Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 2% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sullivan Township by day and by night
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Sullivan 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.
32% of working residents work in Grand Forks
Where Sullivan Township clocks in
32% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 32% of the jobs in Sullivan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivan Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 41. 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 Sullivan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sullivan Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 2% 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.
The commute from Sullivan Township, by distance
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 next door employ 19% of Sullivan Township
The biggest share goes to East Grand Forks (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $90,625 |
| East Grand Forks | 14% | B− | A | 17 min | $77,549 |
| Huntsville Township | 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Grand Forks Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Keystone Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huntsville Township, Grand Forks Township and Keystone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivan Township?
$90,625 (±$31,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivan Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivan Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (32%, 8 mi), East Grand Forks (14%, 5 mi), Crookston (13%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivan 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.