Fancher Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Hardly any work in Fancher Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (44%, 27 miles). 5 jobs are based in Fancher Township, against 9 working residents. Working residents average 30 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fancher Township
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Fancher Township on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 Fancher Township goes to work
Where Fancher Township clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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: 100% of the jobs in Fancher Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fancher Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 5. 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 Fancher Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Fancher Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fancher Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 5% 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 Fancher Township, by distance
About 22% 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 Fancher Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fancher Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancher Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $228,750 |
| Triumph Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Overland Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Prospect Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Edmore | under 12% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Newland Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Cato Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Triumph Township, Overland Township, Prospect Township, Edmore, Newland Township and Cato Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fancher 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 Fancher Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fancher Township?
$228,750 (±$169,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fancher Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fancher Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fancher Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (44%, 27 mi), East Grand Forks (11%, 77 mi), West Fargo (11%, 131 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fancher 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 Fancher Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fancher 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.