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Jobs & commute in Minto Township

Minto Township at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in Minto Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (23%, 96 miles). Minto Township has 13 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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

Day and night

Minto Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday9
22live here− 13head out to work+ 0come in to work= 9on a workday

About 9 people are in Minto Township on a workday afternoon, 59% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Minto Township: the destinations

Milton: 1 residents work here (8%)Cavalier: 1 residents work here (8%)Langdon: 2 residents work here (15%)Park River: 1 residents work here (8%)Devils Lake: 2 residents work here (15%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (23%)Linden TownshipSouth Dresden TownshipHay Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Grey TownshipMoscow TownshipMinto TownshipElgin Township: 2 residents work here (15%)Grand ForksLangdonDevils LakeElgin TownshipMiltonCavalierMinto Township
1
Grand Forks95.6 mi away
23%3
2
Langdon13.4 mi away
15%2
3
Devils Lake50.9 mi away
15%2
4
Elgin Township11.8 mi away
15%2
5
Milton31 mi away
8%1
6
Cavalier46.8 mi away
8%1
7
Park River51.5 mi away
8%1
8
Hay Township23.5 mi away
8%1
The top trips

Where Minto 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.

How far

Half of Minto Township commutes less than 47 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Forks: 23% · 95.6 miLangdon: 15% · 13.4 miDevils Lake: 15% · 50.9 miElgin Township: 15% · 11.8 miMilton: 8% · 31 miCavalier: 8% · 46.8 miPark River: 8% · 51.5 miHay Township: 8% · 23.5 miGrand Forks 23%Langdon 15%Devils Lake 15%Elgin Township 15%Milton 8%Minto Township
Minto TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
38%10–24 mi5 residents
15%25–50 mi2 residents
46%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 46% 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

Minto Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownMinto Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Minto Township–————
Moscow Townshipunder 8%————
Grey Townshipunder 8%————
Linden Townshipunder 8%————
South Dresden Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Moscow Township, Grey Township, Linden Township and South Dresden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Minto 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 Minto Township: questions

Where do people who live in Minto Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (23%, 96 mi), Langdon (15%, 13 mi), Devils Lake (15%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Minto Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Minto Township

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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.