Work means Fargo for about half of Alliance Township’s working residents
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 3% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Alliance Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (47%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alliance Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Alliance Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 places Alliance Township commutes to
Where Alliance Township clocks in
47% of workers
17% of workers
14% 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.
What the 68 jobs in Alliance Township are
68 jobs are based in Alliance Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alliance Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 68. 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 Alliance Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Alliance Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alliance Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 3% 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.
Miles to work from Alliance Township
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.
Around Alliance Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alliance Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $98,750 |
| Holy Cross Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Barnesville Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Elmwood Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holy Cross Township, Barnesville Township and Elmwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alliance 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 Alliance Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alliance Township?
$98,750 (±$26,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alliance Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alliance Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alliance Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Alliance 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 Alliance Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alliance 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.