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Jobs & commute in Florance Township

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

Employers in Florance Township report 2 jobs, against 24 working residents. Hardly any work in Florance Township; the top destination outside it is Carrington (33%, 23 miles).

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

Day and night

Florance Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night45
Workday23
45live here− 24head out to work+ 2come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Florance Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs 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 Florance Township commutes to

Erskine: 1 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)MoorheadCarrington: 8 residents work here (33%)Lincoln: 1 residents work here (4%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (4%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (4%)Dickinson: 1 residents work here (4%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 3 residents work here (13%)Florance TownshipSpiritwood Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Larrabee TownshipRolling Prairie TownshipMcHenry TownshipCherry Lake TownshipCarringtonFargoErskineFergus FallsLincolnDevils LakeFlorance Township
1
Carrington22.9 mi away
33%8
2
Fargo98.3 mi away
13%3
3
Erskine, MN123.5 mi away
4%1
4
Fergus Falls, MN150.2 mi away
4%1
5
Lincoln109.6 mi away
4%1
6
Devils Lake39.9 mi away
4%1
7
Jamestown44.7 mi away
4%1
8
Dickinson199.3 mi away
4%1
9
Grand Forks77.5 mi away
4%1
104%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%5
The top trips

Where Florance 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

What Florance Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Florance TownshipJobs Florance Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities100%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%33%
Over $3,333 a month50%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%29%
30 to 5450%21%
55 and older50%50%
−33%

Jobs based in Florance Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Florance Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Florance Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCarrington: 33% · 22.9 miFargo: 13% · 98.3 miErskine: 4% · 123.5 miFergus Falls: 4% · 150.2 miLincoln: 4% · 109.6 miDevils Lake: 4% · 39.9 miJamestown: 4% · 44.7 miDickinson: 4% · 199.3 miGrand Forks: 4% · 77.5 miSpiritwood Township: 4% · 43.2 miCarrington 33%Fargo 13%Erskine 4%Fergus Falls 4%Lincoln 4%Florance Township
Florance TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
42%10–24 mi10 residents
17%25–50 mi4 residents
42%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 42% 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 Florance Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownFlorance Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Florance Township–————
Larrabee Townshipunder 5%————
McHenry Townshipunder 5%——14 min—
Cherry Lake Townshipunder 5%————
Rolling Prairie Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Larrabee Township, McHenry Township, Cherry Lake Township and Rolling Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Florance 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 Florance Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Florance Township?

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

Where do people who live in Florance Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrington (33%, 23 mi), Fargo (13%, 98 mi), Erskine (4%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Florance Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Florance Township

Florance 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.