With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Dilworth works elsewhere
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.2 in Minneapolis. 1,159 jobs are based in Dilworth for 2,190 working residents. Dilworth grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dilworth: the figures worth knowing
Many Dilworth workers cross into North Dakota
55% of Dilworth workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in North Dakota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Most Dilworth residents work close to home
77% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Many of the people who work in Dilworth live in another state
Fargo, ND (16%), West Fargo, ND (4%) and Horace, ND (1%) are among the top places Dilworth’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 21% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
41% of Dilworth works in Fargo
905 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Fargo, ND, 6.4 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Dilworth itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Dilworth
61% of Dilworth residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Dilworth pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dilworth
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dilworth is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #156 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment holds Dilworth’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dilworth could be anywhere from C+ to A.
41% of working residents work in Fargo
Where Dilworth clocks in
41% of workers
22% of workers
6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Dilworth
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 kinds of work in Dilworth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dilworth, 2013 → 2023: 762 → 1,159. 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 Dilworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Dilworth
On a workday 2,023 residents head out to work, 167 work right here, and 992 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Dilworth on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dilworth workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,375 commuters (the 4% 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.
Dilworth is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dilworth is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #5 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Dilworth near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,482 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.0% of Dilworth households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Dilworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Dilworth is 1,288th of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 18 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,286 | Mission Hills CA | 3,859 | $112K | 5.4% | 3.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,287 | Winchester CA | 4,555 | $79K | 10.3% | 2.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,288 | Dilworth MN | 4,823 | $91K | 15.1% | 2.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,289 | Union Township OH | 6,303 | $94K | 11.4% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,290 | Lely FL | 3,804 | $70K | 7.8% | 2.1% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dilworth, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 22% of Dilworth
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dilworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth | – | B+ | A+ | 19 min | $90,694 |
| Moorhead | 22% | C+ | A | 18 min | $72,761 |
| Moorhead Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Glyndon Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moorhead Township and Glyndon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Moorhead. Darker towns draw more of Dilworth’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 Dilworth: questions
What is the median household income in Dilworth?
$90,694 (±$20,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dilworth?
15.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dilworth?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dilworth work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (41%, 6 mi), Moorhead (22%, 2 mi), West Fargo (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dilworth walkable?
Dilworth is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.5 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dilworth without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dilworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dilworth
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.