Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0About half of Moorhead Township’s working residents commute to Fargo
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Moorhead Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (48%, 6 miles). 39 jobs are based in Moorhead Township, against 81 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Moorhead Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Moorhead Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.48 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 towns that employ Moorhead Township’s residents
Where Moorhead Township clocks in
48% of workers
31% 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.
69% of the jobs in Moorhead Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moorhead Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 39. 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 Moorhead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Moorhead Township spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moorhead Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 19% 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.
How far Moorhead Township goes to work
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.
81% of Moorhead Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moorhead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhead Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $156,696 |
| Moorhead | 31% | C+ | A | 18 min | $72,761 |
| Dilworth | 2% | B+ | A+ | 19 min | $90,694 |
| Kurtz Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Glyndon Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kurtz 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 Fargo. Darker towns draw more of Moorhead 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 Moorhead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moorhead Township?
$156,696 (±$93,796) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moorhead Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moorhead Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moorhead Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Moorhead 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 Moorhead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moorhead 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.