Photo: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Grainbelt Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Grainbelt Township for work; outside it, Bowman is the main destination (24%, 6 miles). Employers in Grainbelt Township report 3 jobs, and 21 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Grainbelt Township
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Grainbelt Township on a workday afternoon, 64% 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.
The places Grainbelt Township commutes to
Where Grainbelt Township clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
100% of the jobs in Grainbelt Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grainbelt Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 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 Grainbelt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Grainbelt Township commutes
About 37% 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.
The towns around Grainbelt Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grainbelt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grainbelt Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Talbot Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Mineral Springs Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Star Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Stillwater Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sheets Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Scranton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Talbot Township, Mineral Springs Township, Star Township, Stillwater Township, Sheets Township and Scranton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grainbelt 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 Grainbelt Township: questions
Where do people who live in Grainbelt Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (24%, 6 mi), Dickinson (10%, 51 mi), Judson Township (10%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grainbelt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grainbelt 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.