Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Colfax Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 28 jobs in Colfax Township, against 131 working residents. Only 2% stay in Colfax Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (36%, 26 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Colfax Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Colfax Township’s working residents head each day
Where Colfax Township clocks in
36% of workers
14% 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.
Colfax Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 28. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Colfax Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 5% 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.
Colfax Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
How Colfax Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $81,563 |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Nansen Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Abercrombie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Walcott Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Viking Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Township, Nansen Township, Abercrombie Township, Walcott Township and Viking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$81,563 (±$32,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (36%, 26 mi), West Fargo (14%, 25 mi), Moorhead (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colfax 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 Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.