Fargo draws more than half of Gill Township’s working residents
0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Gill Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (58%, 25 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gill Township by day and by night
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Gill Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
Where Gill Township goes to work
Where Gill Township clocks in
58% of workers
10% 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.
In Gill Township, 64% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
14 jobs are based in Gill Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gill Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 14. 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 Gill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Gill Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gill Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Gill Township
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 Gill Township
The biggest share goes to Everest Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $160,875 |
| Everest Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Howes Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Walburg Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Everest Township, Howes Township, Walburg Township and Wheatland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gill 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 Gill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gill Township?
$160,875 (±$145,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gill Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gill Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gill Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Gill 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 Gill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gill 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.