Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0For about two in five of its working residents, Barnesville Township is a commute to Fargo
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Barnesville Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (44%, 21 miles). Employers in Barnesville Township report 72 jobs, against 85 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Barnesville Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Barnesville Township ends
Where Barnesville Township clocks in
44% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 43% of the jobs in Barnesville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barnesville Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 72. 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 Barnesville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Barnesville Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnesville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 18% 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.
The commute from Barnesville Township, by distance
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.
Barnesville Township and its neighbors: 14% work next door
The biggest share goes to Barnesville (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barnesville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $113,750 |
| Barnesville | 12% | A | B+ | 26 min | $97,917 |
| Atherton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Humboldt Township | 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Elkton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Alliance Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Atherton Township, Humboldt Township, Elkton Township and Alliance Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barnesville 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: 22% of Barnesville Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 53% 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 Barnesville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barnesville Township?
$113,750 (±$22,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnesville Township?
3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnesville Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnesville Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Barnesville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnesville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnesville 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.