Brandenburg Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Brandenburg Township itself; outside it, Wahpeton draws the most (16%, 13 miles). Employers in Brandenburg Township report 6 jobs, against 49 working residents. 15% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brandenburg Township by day and by night
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Brandenburg Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Where Brandenburg Township goes to work
Where Brandenburg Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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: 100% of the jobs in Brandenburg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandenburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Brandenburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Brandenburg Township, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brandenburg Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 15% 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 Brandenburg Township goes to work
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.
Brandenburg Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandenburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $79,688 |
| Waldo Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Mooreton Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Belford Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waldo Township, Mooreton Township, Summit Township and Belford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brandenburg Township?
$79,688 (±$58,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brandenburg Township?
14.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brandenburg Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brandenburg Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (16%, 13 mi), Hankinson (12%, 6 mi), Fargo (8%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brandenburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brandenburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandenburg 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.