For more than half of its working residents, Kurtz Township is a commute to Fargo
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. Kurtz Township has 37 jobs for 113 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kurtz Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Kurtz Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Out of Kurtz Township to work: where people go
Where Kurtz Township clocks in
53% of workers
16% of workers
4% 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: 62% of the jobs in Kurtz Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kurtz Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 37. 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 Kurtz Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kurtz Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kurtz Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 5% 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 Kurtz Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
Bordering towns draw 53% of Kurtz Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kurtz Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtz Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $138,750 |
| Elmwood Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Holy Cross Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Moorhead Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmwood Township, Holy Cross Township and Moorhead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fargo. Darker towns draw more of Kurtz 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 Kurtz Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kurtz Township?
$138,750 (±$51,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kurtz Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kurtz Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kurtz Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Kurtz Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kurtz Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kurtz 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.