Work means Grand Forks for about two in three of Falconer Township’s working residents
The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any stay in Falconer Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (64%, 4 miles). There are 158 jobs in Falconer Township for 110 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Falconer Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 158 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Falconer Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
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 Falconer Township: the destinations
Where Falconer Township clocks in
64% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Goods, not services: 56% of the jobs in Falconer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Falconer Township, 2013 → 2023: 417 → 158. 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 Falconer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Falconer Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Falconer Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 7% 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.
The commute from Falconer Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
Falconer Township and its neighbors: 66% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Falconer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falconer Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $101,500 |
| Grand Forks | 64% | B | A | 15 min | $63,627 |
| Rye Township | 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Ferry Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rye Township and Ferry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grand Forks. Darker towns draw more of Falconer 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 Falconer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Falconer Township?
$101,500 (±$41,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Falconer Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Falconer Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Falconer Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Falconer 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 Falconer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Falconer 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.