Work means Grand Forks for about half of Ferry Township’s working residents
The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Ferry Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (45%, 10 miles). There are 35 jobs in Ferry Township for 150 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Ferry Township
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Ferry Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Commuting out of Ferry Township: the destinations
Where Ferry Township clocks in
45% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Ferry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ferry Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 35. 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 Ferry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Ferry Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ferry Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 8% 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 distance from Ferry Township to work
About 23% 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.
How Ferry Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ferry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $76,250 |
| Rye Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Turtle River Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lakeville Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Falconer Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rye Township, Turtle River Township, Lakeville Township and Falconer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ferry 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 Ferry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ferry Township?
$76,250 (±$8,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ferry Township?
7.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ferry Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ferry Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ferry 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 Ferry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ferry 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.