With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Eagle Township works elsewhere
16% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. There are 20 jobs in Eagle Township, against 101 working residents. Hardly any work in Eagle Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (40%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Eagle Township
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Eagle Township: the destinations
Where Eagle Township clocks in
40% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
75% of the jobs in Eagle Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 20. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Eagle Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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.
How far Eagle Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
Around Eagle Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $103,333 |
| Colfax Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Walcott Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Abercrombie Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township, Walcott Township, Abercrombie Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Township?
$103,333 (±$46,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Township?
26 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 Eagle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (40%, 23 mi), West Fargo (10%, 23 mi), Moorhead (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle 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 Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle 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.