For about two in three of its working residents, Brenna Township is a commute to Grand Forks
Hardly any work in Brenna Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (65%, 5 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Employers in Brenna Township report 189 jobs for 348 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brenna Township and work: the main findings
More than half of Brenna Township works in Grand Forks
227 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Grand Forks, 4.7 miles away across the town line. That’s 65 times as many as work in Brenna Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Brenna Township residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Brenna Township to work: where people go
Where Brenna Township clocks in
65% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
How far it is to work from Brenna Township
About 20% 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.
How many people are in Brenna Township by day
On a workday 346 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 187 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Brenna Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
Brenna Township makes things: 77% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brenna Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 189. 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 Brenna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Brenna Township spends getting to work: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brenna Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 484 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
66% of Brenna Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brenna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenna Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $127,880 |
| Grand Forks | 65% | B | A | 15 min | $63,627 |
| Rye Township | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Oakville Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Grand Forks Township | 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Allendale Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rye Township, Oakville Township, Grand Forks Township and Allendale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grand Forks. Darker towns draw more of Brenna 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 Brenna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brenna Township?
$127,880 (±$15,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brenna Township?
3.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brenna Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brenna Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Brenna 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 Brenna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brenna 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.