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Jobs & commute in Brimer Township

Brimer Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 7 jobs in Brimer Township; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Brimer Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (21%, 17 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Brimer Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night69
Workday47
69live here− 29head out to work+ 7come in to work= 47on a workday

About 47 people are in Brimer Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 the trip to work from Brimer Township ends

WarrenCrookstonAshleyEnderlin: 1 residents work here (3%)Oakes: 1 residents work here (3%)Litchville: 2 residents work here (7%)Grafton: 1 residents work here (3%)Valley City: 5 residents work here (17%)Jamestown: 6 residents work here (21%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (3%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (3%)Grand ForksFargo: 2 residents work here (7%)Brimer TownshipRose TownshipEckelson TownshipUxbridge Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Anderson TownshipRosebud TownshipChain Lakes TownshipJamestownValley CityLitchvilleFargoUxbridge TownshipEnderlinBrimer Township
1
Jamestown17.4 mi away
21%6
2
Valley City18.9 mi away
17%5
3
Litchville27.2 mi away
7%2
4
Fargo73.7 mi away
7%2
57%2
6
Enderlin46.3 mi away
3%1
7
Oakes63 mi away
3%1
8
Grafton105.6 mi away
3%1
9
West Fargo70.2 mi away
3%1
10
Bismarck114.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%7
The top trips

Where Brimer 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

Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Brimer Township

Jobs based in Brimer TownshipJobs Brimer Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%3%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%14%
Over $3,333 a month57%83%

Who does it

29 or younger43%21%
30 to 5443%45%
55 and older14%34%

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 Brimer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Brimer Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Brimer Township gets to work
60%Drive alone
40%Carpool

Share of the 10 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Brimer Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 21% · 17.4 miValley City: 17% · 18.9 miLitchville: 7% · 27.2 miFargo: 7% · 73.7 miUxbridge Township: 7% · 6.1 miEnderlin: 3% · 46.3 miOakes: 3% · 63 miGrafton: 3% · 105.6 miWest Fargo: 3% · 70.2 miBismarck: 3% · 114.1 miJamestown 21%Valley City 17%Litchville 7%Uxbridge Township 7%Brimer Township
Brimer TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi2 residents
52%10–24 mi15 residents
10%25–50 mi3 residents
31%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 31% 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

The towns around Brimer Township

The biggest share goes to Uxbridge Township (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownBrimer Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Brimer Township–————
Anderson Townshipunder 4%————
Eckelson Townshipunder 4%————
Rose Townshipunder 4%————
Uxbridge Township7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Anderson Township, Eckelson Township, Rose Township and Uxbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Brimer 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 Brimer Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Brimer Township?

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

Where do people who live in Brimer Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (21%, 17 mi), Valley City (17%, 19 mi), Litchville (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Brimer Township

Brimer 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.