Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Fertile Township
Working residents average 21 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Only 1% stay in Fertile Township for work; outside it, Park River is the main destination (15%, 7 miles). There are 58 jobs in Fertile Township, and 71 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 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.
The places Fertile Township commutes to
Where Fertile Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
15% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 52% of the jobs in Fertile Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fertile Township, 2013 → 2023: 608 → 58. 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 Fertile Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Fertile Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fertile Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Fertile Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Fertile Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glenwood Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fertile Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $158,304 |
| Kensington Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | 7% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kensington Township, Grafton Township and Glenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fertile 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 Fertile Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fertile Township?
$158,304 (±$58,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fertile Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fertile Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fertile Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park River (15%, 7 mi), Grafton (15%, 9 mi), Grand Forks (15%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fertile 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 Fertile Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fertile 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.