Work means Fargo for about half of Georgetown Township’s working residents
7% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Georgetown Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (47%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Georgetown Township by day and by night
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Georgetown Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Commuting out of Georgetown Township: the destinations
Where Georgetown Township clocks in
47% of workers
21% of workers
2% 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.
Georgetown Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
11 jobs are based in Georgetown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 11. 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 Georgetown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Georgetown Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Georgetown 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.
Georgetown Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $95,000 |
| Kragnes Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Viding Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kragnes Township, Lee Township and Viding Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown 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 Georgetown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown Township?
$95,000 (±$21,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Georgetown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown 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.