Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Cooperstown Township works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Cooperstown Township has 9 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 9 minutes, 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
The daily flow of workers through Cooperstown Township
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Cooperstown Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
35% of working residents work in Cooperstown
Where Cooperstown Township clocks in
35% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
Jobs in Cooperstown Township: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cooperstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Cooperstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 9 minutes from Cooperstown Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cooperstown Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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 Cooperstown Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
35% of Cooperstown Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cooperstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperstown Township | – | — | — | 9 min | $53,571 |
| Cooperstown | 35% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Clearfield Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Ball Hill Township | under 5% | — | — | 7 min | — |
| Washburn Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Tyrol Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cooperstown, Clearfield Township, Ball Hill Township, Washburn Township and Tyrol Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cooperstown. Darker towns draw more of Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cooperstown Township?
$53,571 (±$21,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cooperstown Township?
14.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cooperstown Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cooperstown Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cooperstown (35%, 3 mi), Binford (17%, 10 mi), Fargo (13%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cooperstown 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.