Work means Grand Forks for about half of Blooming Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Only 3% stay in Blooming Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (50%, 10 miles). 79 jobs are based in Blooming Township, and 126 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Blooming Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Blooming Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Commuting out of Blooming Township: the destinations
Where Blooming Township clocks in
50% of workers
6% 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.
Blooming Township makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blooming Township, 2013 → 2023: 199 → 79. 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 Blooming Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Blooming Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blooming Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 commuters (the 3% 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.
Half of Blooming Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 15% 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.
Next door to Blooming Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blooming Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $98,750 |
| Rye Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lakeville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Oakville Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Mekinock Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 11 min | $73,992 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rye Township, Lakeville Township and Oakville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blooming 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 Blooming Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blooming Township?
$98,750 (±$35,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blooming Township?
1.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blooming Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blooming Township work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Blooming 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 Blooming Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blooming 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.