With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bingham Township works elsewhere
Bingham Township has 5 jobs, against 32 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bingham Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (28%, 27 miles). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bingham Township by day and by night
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Bingham Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Commuting out of Bingham Township: the destinations
Where Bingham Township clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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: 80% of the jobs in Bingham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bingham Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 5. 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 Bingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bingham Township
of Bingham Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far it is to work from Bingham Township
About 22% 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.
Bingham Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Township | – | — | — | — | $44,464 |
| Caledonia Township | under 4% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Belmont Township | under 4% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Ervin Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caledonia Township, Belmont Township and Ervin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bingham 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 Bingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bingham Township?
$44,464 (±$28,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bingham Township?
29.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bingham Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (28%, 27 mi), Mayville (9%, 20 mi), Stavanger Township (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bingham 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 Bingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bingham 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.