Fairbanks Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Hardly any work in Fairbanks Township itself; outside it, Mohall draws the most (21%, 20 miles). There are 7 jobs in Fairbanks Township for 14 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fairbanks Township
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Fairbanks Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where people from Fairbanks Township work
Where Fairbanks 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.
A place that makes things: 57% of Fairbanks Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairbanks Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 7. 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 Fairbanks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fairbanks Township
of Fairbanks Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fairbanks Township
About 36% 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 Fairbanks Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairbanks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| McKinney Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Rockford Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Denmark Township, McKinney Township and Rockford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fairbanks Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fairbanks Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mohall (21%, 20 mi), Glenburn (7%, 38 mi), Sherwood (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairbanks 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.