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Jobs & commute in Field Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Field Township works elsewhere

Home is the office for 23% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Employers in Field Township report 1 jobs, and 9 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Field Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (22%, 46 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Field Township

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night30
Workday22
30live here− 9head out to work+ 1come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Field Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Field Township commutes to

LeedsLakota: 1 residents work here (11%)McVille: 1 residents work here (11%)Grafton: 1 residents work here (11%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (11%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (22%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (11%)Hamlin TownshipLee TownshipCentral TownshipField TownshipBeaver Creek Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Rugh TownshipWamduska Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Melvin TownshipGrand ForksLakotaMcVilleGraftonWest FargoFargoField Township
1
Grand Forks46.1 mi away
22%2
2
Lakota21.5 mi away
11%1
3
McVille5.6 mi away
11%1
4
Grafton52.4 mi away
11%1
5
West Fargo84.5 mi away
11%1
6
Fargo86.5 mi away
11%1
711%1
811%1
The top trips

Where Field Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Services make up most of the work in Field Township

Jobs based in Field TownshipJobs Field Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%0%
Services: health, schools, offices100%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%33%
Over $3,333 a month0%44%

Who does it

29 or younger0%33%
30 to 54100%44%
55 and older0%22%

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 Field Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Field Township takes about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
135 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Field Township18 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

of Field Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Field Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 17 commuters (the 23% 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

How far it is to work from Field Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Forks: 22% · 46.1 miLakota: 11% · 21.5 miMcVille: 11% · 5.6 miGrafton: 11% · 52.4 miWest Fargo: 11% · 84.5 miFargo: 11% · 86.5 miBeaver Creek Township: 11% · 22.5 miWamduska Township: 11% · 14 miGrand Forks 22%Lakota 11%McVille 11%Grafton 11%West Fargo 11%Field Township
Field TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
33%10–24 mi3 residents
22%25–50 mi2 residents
33%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

The towns around Field Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownField Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Field Township–——18 min$93,750
Melvin Townshipunder 12%————
Hamlin Townshipunder 12%————
Rugh Townshipunder 12%————
Lee Townshipunder 12%————
Central Townshipunder 12%————

Same-state neighbors only. Melvin Township, Hamlin Township, Rugh Township, Lee Township and Central Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Field Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Field Township: questions

What is the median household income in Field Township?

$93,750 (±$45,388) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Field Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Field Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Field Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (22%, 46 mi), Lakota (11%, 22 mi), McVille (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Field 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 Field Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Field Township

Field Township home →

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.