Work and commuting in Grandfield Township
About one in seven stay in Grandfield Township for work; outside it, Minnewaukan is the main destination (17%, 18 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Employers in Grandfield Township report 9 jobs for 6 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grandfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Grandfield Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip into Grandfield Township
Where Grandfield Township clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Grandfield Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Grandfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Grandfield Township
of Grandfield Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grandfield Township
About 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Grandfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grandfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Valhalla Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Gates Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Munster Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Oberon Township | under 17% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valhalla Township, Gates Township, Munster Township and Oberon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grandfield 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Grandfield Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 17% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Grandfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Grandfield Township?
23.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Grandfield Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minnewaukan (17%, 18 mi), New Rockford (17%, 11 mi), Carrington (17%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grandfield 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 Grandfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grandfield 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.