Most of Cornell Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Cornell Township, against 12 working residents. Hardly any stay in Cornell Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (25%, 40 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cornell Township
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in Cornell Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Cornell Township’s working residents head each day
Where Cornell Township clocks in
25% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
Cornell Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Cornell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cornell Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cornell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cornell Township
About 17% 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.
The towns around Cornell Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cornell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $128,333 |
| Ayr Township | under 9% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Weimer Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ayr Township, Lake Township and Weimer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cornell 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 Cornell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cornell Township?
$128,333 (±$102,755) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cornell Township?
9.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cornell Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cornell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (25%, 40 mi), Buffalo (17%, 8 mi), Mapleton (17%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cornell 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 Cornell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cornell 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.