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Jobs & commute in Durbin Township

Fargo draws about half of Durbin Township’s working residents

Hardly any work in Durbin Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (49%, 14 miles). 50% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. There are 32 jobs in Durbin Township; 45 of its residents have a job.

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Durbin Township

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night82
Workday69
82live here− 45head out to work+ 32come in to work= 69on a workday

About 69 people are in Durbin Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.71jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.71 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 people from Durbin Township work

Moorhead: 1 residents work here (2%)Woodbury: 1 residents work here (2%)GlenfieldFairmountFormanWyndmereCavalierWishek: 1 residents work here (2%)Kindred: 1 residents work here (2%)EnderlinCasselton: 8 residents work here (18%)Finley: 1 residents work here (2%)MapletonWest Fargo: 7 residents work here (16%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (2%)Fargo: 22 residents work here (49%)Litchfield Township: 1 residents work here (2%)Addison TownshipEverest TownshipDurbin TownshipHarmony TownshipFargoCasseltonWest FargoMoorheadWoodburyWishekDurbin Township
1
Fargo14.1 mi away
49%22
2
Casselton5.2 mi away
18%8
3
West Fargo10.4 mi away
16%7
4
Moorhead, MN18 mi away
2%1
5
Woodbury, MN242.6 mi away
2%1
6
Wishek122.5 mi away
2%1
7
Kindred14.8 mi away
2%1
8
Finley56.6 mi away
2%1
9
Bismarck172.2 mi away
2%1
102%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
2%1
The top trips

Where Durbin 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

84% of the jobs in Durbin Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Durbin TownshipJobs Durbin Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%16%
Trade, transport & utilities75%20%
Services: health, schools, offices25%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month9%22%
Over $3,333 a month84%64%

Who does it

29 or younger25%9%
30 to 5444%69%
55 and older31%22%
+700%

Jobs based in Durbin Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 32. 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 Durbin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Durbin Township

Working from home
50%

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

About 5 in 10
How Durbin Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 18 commuters (the 50% 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 Durbin Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 49% · 14.1 miCasselton: 18% · 5.2 miWest Fargo: 16% · 10.4 miMoorhead: 2% · 18 miWoodbury: 2% · 242.6 miWishek: 2% · 122.5 miKindred: 2% · 14.8 miFinley: 2% · 56.6 miBismarck: 2% · 172.2 miLitchfield Township: 2% · 171.4 miFargo 49%Casselton 18%West Fargo 16%Moorhead 2%Woodbury 2%Durbin Township
Durbin TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi11 residents
64%10–24 mi29 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
11%Over 50 mi5 residents

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

Around Durbin Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownDurbin Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Durbin Township–————
Everest Townshipunder 3%————
Addison Townshipunder 3%————
Harmony Townshipunder 3%————
Mapletonunder 3%A−D−24 min$119,432

Same-state neighbors only. Everest Township, Addison Township and Harmony Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Durbin 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 Durbin Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Durbin Township?

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

Where do people who live in Durbin Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Durbin Township

Durbin Township home →

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.