Jobs, income and commuting in East Fork Township, ND
East Fork Township has 3 jobs for 5 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 47% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in East Fork Township for work; outside it, Minnewaukan is the main destination (20%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves East Fork Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in East Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 towns that employ East Fork Township’s residents
Where East Fork Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workers
20% 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.
East Fork Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 East Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in East Fork Township
of East Fork Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 47% 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.
Half of East Fork Township commutes less than 156 miles
About 80% 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.
East Fork Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Valley Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Fram Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Hagel Township | under 20% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arne Township, Rich Valley Township, Fram Township and Hagel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Fork 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 East Fork Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in East Fork Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Fork Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minnewaukan (20%, 25 mi), Wahpeton (20%, 185 mi), Fargo (20%, 154 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around East Fork 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 East Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Fork 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.