Fertile Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Fertile Township report 2 jobs; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Fertile Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (25%, 48 miles). For 18% 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
Fertile Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Fertile Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Out of Fertile Township to work: where people go
Where Fertile Township clocks in
21% 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.
Jobs in Fertile Township: what the 2 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fertile Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 22 minutes in Fertile Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 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 22 commuters (the 19% 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 goes to work
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fertile Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fertile Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $143,250 |
| Liberty Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Parshall Township | under 4% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Banner Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Model Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Parshall Township, Banner Township and Model 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?
$143,250 (±$52,714) (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?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fertile Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (25%, 48 mi), Parshall (21%, 6 mi), New Town (11%, 16 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.