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Jobs & commute in Blanchard Township

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Blanchard Township

0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Blanchard Township for work; outside it, Mayville is the main destination (35%, 9 miles). 19 jobs are based in Blanchard Township for 23 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Blanchard Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
19work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night72
Workday68
72live here− 23head out to work+ 19come in to work= 68on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.83jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

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 commute map

Where people from Blanchard Township work

Des Moines: 1 residents work here (4%)InksterWarrenMoorhead: 1 residents work here (4%)GardnerHope: 1 residents work here (4%)Hillsboro: 2 residents work here (9%)EllendaleHunter: 1 residents work here (4%)Mayville: 8 residents work here (35%)West FargoGrand Forks: 3 residents work here (13%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (9%)Greenfield TownshipBloomfield Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Blanchard TownshipBohnsack Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Norman TownshipMayville TownshipMayvilleGrand ForksHillsboroFargoDes MoinesMoorheadBlanchard Township
1
Mayville9.3 mi away
35%8
2
Grand Forks39.2 mi away
13%3
3
Hillsboro10.5 mi away
9%2
4
Fargo40.8 mi away
9%2
5
Des Moines, IA439.3 mi away
4%1
6
Moorhead, MN43 mi away
4%1
7
Hope20.7 mi away
4%1
8
Hunter12.7 mi away
4%1
94%1
104%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%2
The top trips

Where Blanchard Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 74% of work in Blanchard Township

Jobs based in Blanchard TownshipJobs Blanchard Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms74%13%
Trade, transport & utilities21%30%
Services: health, schools, offices5%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%43%
Over $3,333 a month89%39%

Who does it

29 or younger32%22%
30 to 5447%48%
55 and older21%30%
+375%

Jobs based in Blanchard Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 19. 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 Blanchard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Blanchard Township

Working from home
0%

of Blanchard Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Blanchard Township gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Walk

Share of the 72 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.

How far

The distance from Blanchard Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMayville: 35% · 9.3 miGrand Forks: 13% · 39.2 miHillsboro: 9% · 10.5 miFargo: 9% · 40.8 miDes Moines: 4% · 439.3 miMoorhead: 4% · 43 miHope: 4% · 20.7 miHunter: 4% · 12.7 miBloomfield Township: 4% · 6 miBohnsack Township: 4% · 9.2 miMayville 35%Grand Forks 13%Hillsboro 9%Fargo 9%Des Moines 4%Blanchard Township
Blanchard TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi7 residents
35%10–24 mi8 residents
26%25–50 mi6 residents
9%Over 50 mi2 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Blanchard Township

The biggest share goes to Bloomfield Township (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownBlanchard Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Blanchard Township–———$108,814
Norman Townshipunder 5%————
Greenfield Townshipunder 5%————
Bloomfield Township4%————
Mayville Townshipunder 5%——10 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Norman Township, Greenfield Township, Bloomfield Township and Mayville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Blanchard Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Blanchard Township: questions

What is the median household income in Blanchard Township?

$108,814 (±$669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Blanchard Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Blanchard Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mayville (35%, 9 mi), Grand Forks (13%, 39 mi), Hillsboro (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Blanchard 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 Blanchard Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Blanchard Township

Blanchard Township home →

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.