Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Glenwood Township
14% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Only 2% work in Glenwood Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (19%, 11 miles). Working residents average 13 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Glenwood Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Glenwood Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Glenwood Township’s working residents head each day
Where Glenwood Township clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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: 92% of the jobs in Glenwood Township
51 jobs are based in Glenwood Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 51. 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 Glenwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way for Glenwood Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenwood Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Glenwood Township works
About 22% 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.
Next door to Glenwood Township
The biggest share goes to Fertile Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $103,750 |
| Hoople | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Dundee Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fertile Township | 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Elora Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hoople, Farmington Township, Dundee Township, Fertile Township and Elora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenwood 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 Glenwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glenwood Township?
$103,750 (±$74,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenwood Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenwood Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenwood Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (19%, 11 mi), Grand Forks (11%, 46 mi), Fargo (8%, 118 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenwood 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 Glenwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenwood 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.