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Jobs & commute in Denver Township

More than half of Denver Township’s working residents commute to Gwinner

Commuters spend 3 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Denver Township; the top destination outside it is Gwinner (52%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Denver Township

On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.

42live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night61
Workday48
61live here− 42head out to work+ 29come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in Denver Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.69jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.69 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Denver Township’s working residents head each day

StarbuckFosston: 1 residents work here (2%)BensonRutlandMilnor: 1 residents work here (2%)EnderlinOakes: 2 residents work here (5%)Gwinner: 22 residents work here (52%)Lisbon: 3 residents work here (7%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (2%)Wahpeton: 1 residents work here (2%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (2%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (2%)Fargo: 7 residents work here (17%)Verner TownshipDivide TownshipDenver TownshipVivian TownshipIsley TownshipGwinnerFargoLisbonOakesFosstonMilnorDenver Township
1
Gwinner13.3 mi away
52%22
2
Fargo68.3 mi away
17%7
3
Lisbon18.6 mi away
7%3
4
Oakes9.7 mi away
5%2
5
Fosston, MN139 mi away
2%1
6
Milnor23 mi away
2%1
7
Valley City47.8 mi away
2%1
8
Wahpeton63.2 mi away
2%1
9
Bismarck140.6 mi away
2%1
10
Grand Forks123.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%2
The top trips

Where Denver Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 66% of jobs based in Denver Township

29 jobs are based in Denver Township.

Jobs based in Denver TownshipJobs Denver Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms66%38%
Trade, transport & utilities17%19%
Services: health, schools, offices17%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%26%
Over $3,333 a month72%55%

Who does it

29 or younger17%33%
30 to 5434%36%
55 and older48%31%
−42%

Jobs based in Denver Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 29. 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 Denver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Denver Township takes about 3 minutes

A year of commuting
24 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Denver Township3 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Denver Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Denver Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 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

How far Denver Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 52% · 13.3 miFargo: 17% · 68.3 miLisbon: 7% · 18.6 miOakes: 5% · 9.7 miFosston: 2% · 139 miMilnor: 2% · 23 miValley City: 2% · 47.8 miWahpeton: 2% · 63.2 miBismarck: 2% · 140.6 miGrand Forks: 2% · 123.2 miGwinner 52%Fargo 17%Lisbon 7%Oakes 5%Fosston 2%Denver Township
Denver TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
69%10–24 mi29 residents
2%25–50 mi1 residents
29%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

Denver Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Denver Township3 min
Vivian Township13 min
Divide Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownDenver Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Denver Township–——3 min$56,324
Vivian Townshipunder 3%——13 min—
Verner Townshipunder 3%————
Isley Townshipunder 3%————
Divide Townshipunder 3%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Vivian Township, Verner Township, Isley Township and Divide Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Denver Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Denver Township: questions

What is the median household income in Denver Township?

$56,324 (±$884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Denver Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Denver Township?

3 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 Denver Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Denver 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 Denver Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Denver Township

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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.