Viding Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Viding Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (40%, 19 miles). Viding Township has 4 jobs, against 47 working residents. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Viding Township by day
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Viding Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where people from Viding Township work
Where Viding Township clocks in
40% of workers
11% 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.
In Viding Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Viding Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 4. 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 Viding Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Viding Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Viding Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 17% 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 Viding Township goes to work
About 26% 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.
Viding Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Viding Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viding Township | – | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Felton Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mary Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Morken Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Georgetown Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Felton Township, Mary Township, Morken Township and Georgetown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Viding 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 Viding Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Viding Township?
25.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Viding Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Viding Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (40%, 19 mi), Moorhead (11%, 18 mi), Grand Forks (6%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Viding Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Viding Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Viding 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.