Fram Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Fram Township report 3 jobs, and 16 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Fram Township for work; outside it, Fessenden is the main destination (25%, 12 miles). 54% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fram Township by day and by night
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Fram Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where people from Fram Township work
Where Fram Township clocks in
25% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Fram Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Fram Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fram Township
of Fram Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 54% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fram Township
About 31% 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 Fram Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fram Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Wells Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Heimdal Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| East Fork Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Manfred Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wells Township, Heimdal Township, East Fork Township and Manfred Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fram 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 Fram Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fram Township?
9.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fram Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fessenden (25%, 12 mi), Harvey (13%, 10 mi), Fargo (13%, 150 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fram 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 Fram Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fram 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.