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Jobs & commute in Brampton Township

Jobs, income and commuting in Brampton Township, ND

There are 21 jobs in Brampton Township; 13 of its residents have a job. 40% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any stay in Brampton Township for work; outside it, Gwinner is the main destination (23%, 19 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Brampton Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night45
Workday53
45live here− 13head out to work+ 21come in to work= 53on a workday

About 53 people are in Brampton Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.62jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

1.6 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.

The commute map

Where Brampton Township’s workforce comes from

West Des Moines: 1 workers live here (5%)Fertile: 1 workers live here (5%)Verona: 1 workers live here (5%)Lidgerwood: 1 workers live here (5%)Forman: 4 workers live here (19%)Milnor: 1 workers live here (5%)Oakes: 4 workers live here (19%)HankinsonGwinnerValley City: 1 workers live here (5%)WahpetonBismarckFargoWeslaco: 1 workers live here (5%)Edna Township: 1 workers live here (5%)Southwest TownshipTaylor TownshipBrampton TownshipLarrabee TownshipSargent TownshipNewark TownshipFormanOakesWest Des MoinesFertileVeronaLidgerwoodBrampton Township
1
Forman12.3 mi away
19%4
2
Oakes16.2 mi away
19%4
35%1
4
Fertile, MN129.5 mi away
5%1
5
Verona28.5 mi away
5%1
6
Lidgerwood33.4 mi away
5%1
7
Milnor26.2 mi away
5%1
8
Valley City65.2 mi away
5%1
9
Weslaco, TX1369.9 mi away
5%1
10
Edna Township, MN110.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%5
The top trips

Where Brampton 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

What Brampton Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Brampton TownshipJobs Brampton Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms24%31%
Trade, transport & utilities76%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%31%
Over $3,333 a month43%62%

Who does it

29 or younger33%23%
30 to 5448%69%
55 and older19%8%
+17%

Jobs based in Brampton Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 21. 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 Brampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Brampton Township

Working from home
40%

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

About 4 in 10
How Brampton Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 3 commuters (the 40% 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 commute from Brampton Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 23% · 18.9 miFargo: 23% · 77.2 miMilnor: 15% · 26.2 miForman: 8% · 12.3 miHankinson: 8% · 45.5 miWahpeton: 8% · 61.6 miBismarck: 8% · 151.2 miLarrabee Township: 8% · 116.9 miGwinner 23%Fargo 23%Milnor 15%Forman 8%Hankinson 8%Brampton Township
Brampton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
38%10–24 mi5 residents
15%25–50 mi2 residents
46%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 46% 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

Work in the towns next to Brampton Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBrampton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Brampton Township–————
Taylor Townshipunder 8%————
Southwest Townshipunder 8%————
Sargent Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township, Southwest Township and Sargent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Brampton 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 Brampton Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Brampton Township?

55.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Brampton Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (23%, 19 mi), Fargo (23%, 77 mi), Milnor (15%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Brampton Township

Brampton 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.