For about half of its working residents, Davenport Township is a commute to Fargo
Only 1% work in Davenport Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (48%, 19 miles). For 12% of workers, the job is at home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 18 jobs are based in Davenport Township, against 93 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Davenport Township by day and by night
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Davenport Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Davenport Township ends
Where Davenport Township clocks in
48% 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.
In Davenport Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Davenport Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 18. 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 Davenport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Davenport Township
of Davenport Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 12% 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 many miles Davenport Township commutes
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.
Davenport Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Davenport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport Township | – | — | — | — | $115,962 |
| Davenport | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Normanna Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Leonard Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Davenport, Normanna Township, Leonard Township and Addison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Davenport 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 Davenport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Davenport Township?
$115,962 (±$56,857) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Davenport Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Davenport Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Davenport 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 Davenport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Davenport 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.