About half of Oakport Township’s working residents commute to Fargo
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Oakport Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (48%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Oakport Township apart on work
Many Oakport Township workers cross into North Dakota
53% of Oakport Township workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in North Dakota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Most Oakport Township residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Oakport Township’s residents
Where Oakport Township clocks in
48% of workers
19% 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.
Where in the region Oakport Township works
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.
How many people are in Oakport Township by day
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Oakport Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.38 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 90 jobs based in Oakport Township
90 jobs are based in Oakport Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakport Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 90. 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 Oakport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Oakport Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakport Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 201 commuters (the 10% 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.
67% of Oakport Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakport Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $114,519 |
| Moorhead | 19% | C+ | A | 18 min | $72,761 |
| Moland Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Kragnes Township | under 1% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moland Township and Kragnes 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 Oakport 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 Oakport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakport Township?
$114,519 (±$7,614) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakport Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakport Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakport Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Oakport Township without a car?
<1% 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 Oakport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakport 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.