Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Work means Fargo for about half of Gardner Township’s working residents
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any stay in Gardner Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (49%, 19 miles). There are 28 jobs in Gardner Township for 59 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gardner Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Gardner Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Gardner Township commutes to
Where Gardner Township clocks in
49% of workers
17% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Gardner Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gardner Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 28. 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 Gardner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way for Gardner Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gardner Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 8% 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 commute from Gardner Township, by distance
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.
Gardner Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gardner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $101,875 |
| Gardner | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wiser Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Gunkel Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Kinyon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gardner, Wiser Township, Gunkel Township, Kinyon Township and Berlin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gardner 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 Gardner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gardner Township?
$101,875 (±$37,636) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gardner Township?
5.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gardner Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gardner Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Gardner 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 Gardner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gardner 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.