With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Garborg Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 17% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. There are 6 jobs in Garborg Township for 48 working residents. Hardly any stay in Garborg Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (23%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Garborg Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Garborg Township on a workday afternoon, 55% 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.
The places Garborg Township commutes to
Where Garborg Township clocks in
23% of workers
19% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Garborg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garborg Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Garborg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garborg Township
of Garborg Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 17% 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 Garborg Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
The towns around Garborg Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garborg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garborg Township | – | — | — | — | $139,167 |
| Freeman Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Viking Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Nansen Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Homestead Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeman Township, Viking Township, Nansen Township and Homestead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garborg 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 Garborg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garborg Township?
$139,167 (±$56,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garborg Township?
6.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garborg Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (23%, 34 mi), Wahpeton (19%, 25 mi), Gwinner (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garborg 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 Garborg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garborg 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.