A job hub: Center Township has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 389 people come in to work
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 399 jobs are based in Center Township, and 222 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Center Township itself; outside it, Wahpeton draws the most (25%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Center Township
A lot of Center Township works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Center Township: Wahpeton (25%), Dwight Township (5%) and Breckenridge (3%). Next door ↓
Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (13 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Center Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Center Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Center Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Center Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 8% 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.
Center Township works in goods: 49% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 520 → 399. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Center Township on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work and 10 work right here.
About 600 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Center Township’s workers come from
Where Center Township clocks in
25% of workers
14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Center Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 36% of Center Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $126,667 |
| Wahpeton | 25% | C+ | A | 18 min | $62,750 |
| Dwight Township | 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Summit Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Mooreton Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dwight Township, Summit Township and Mooreton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wahpeton. Darker towns draw more of Center 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 2024, 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Center Township?
$126,667 (±$32,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
2.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (25%, 4 mi), Fargo (14%, 44 mi), Hankinson (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
3% 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 Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Center Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.