More than half of Bell Township’s working residents commute to Fargo
Bell Township has 115 jobs, and 15 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Only 7% work in Bell Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (60%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bell Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Bell Township on a workday afternoon, 256% more than live here.
7.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Bell Township live
Where Bell Township clocks in
60% of workers
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Bell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bell Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 115. 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 Bell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bell Township
of Bell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Bell 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.
How Bell Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Township | – | — | — | — | $106,250 |
| Kinyon Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Gunkel Township | under 7% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Bohnsack Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kinyon Township, Hunter Township, Gunkel Township and Bohnsack Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bell 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Bell Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bell Township?
$106,250 (±$15,394) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bell Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bell Township work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around Bell 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 Bell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell 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.