Danton Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Danton Township has 26 jobs for 54 working residents. Hardly any work in Danton Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (22%, 45 miles). For 16% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Danton Township
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 88 people are in Danton Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 the trip to work from Danton Township ends
Where Danton Township clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Danton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danton Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 26. 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 Danton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Danton Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 16% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Danton 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 Danton Township
The biggest share goes to Wyndmere (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danton Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Wyndmere | 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wyndmere Township | under 2% | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Liberty Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Barney Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyndmere, Wyndmere Township, Liberty Grove Township and Barney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Danton 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 Danton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Danton Township?
10.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (22%, 45 mi), Wahpeton (13%, 22 mi), Lidgerwood (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danton 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 Danton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danton 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.