Where Freedom Township earns its living
122 jobs are based in Freedom Township, and 72 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Freedom Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (38%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 15 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Freedom Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Freedom Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 the people who work in Freedom Township live
Where Freedom Township clocks in
4% 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.
Freedom Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 122. 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 Freedom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Freedom Township, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freedom Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Freedom Township to work
About 35% 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 Freedom Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Torning Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hilton Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Afton Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Willis Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gasman Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Torning Township, Hilton Township, Afton Township, Willis Township and Gasman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freedom 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 Freedom Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Freedom Township?
2.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freedom Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freedom Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (38%, 12 mi), Fargo (4%, 226 mi), Harrison Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom 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 Freedom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom 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.