Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0For more than four in five of its working residents, Briarwood is a commute to Fargo
Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. 28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 1 jobs in Briarwood for 42 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Briarwood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Briarwood on a workday afternoon, 79% fewer than live here.
0.02 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.
Where the trip to work from Briarwood ends
Where Briarwood clocks in
81% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
In Briarwood, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Briarwood, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Briarwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Briarwood’s commute takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Briarwood workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 28% 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.
Where in the region Briarwood works
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 is work for 81% of Briarwood
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Fargo. Darker towns draw more of Briarwood’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 Briarwood: questions
What is the median household income in Briarwood?
$238,333 (±$126,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Briarwood?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Briarwood?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Briarwood work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Briarwood 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 Briarwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Briarwood
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.