Greendale Township has 6.6 jobs for every working resident: 371 people commute in to work
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. There are 383 jobs in Greendale Township; 58 of its residents have a job. About one in five work in Greendale Township itself; outside it, Hankinson draws the most (10%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Greendale Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 46 residents head out to work and 12 work right here.
About 470 people are in Greendale Township on a workday afternoon, 218% more 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.
Where Greendale Township’s workforce comes from
Where Greendale Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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 Greendale Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greendale Township, 2013 → 2023: 441 → 383. 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 Greendale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Greendale Township: 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 Greendale Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 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.
Greendale Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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.
Around Greendale Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Waldo Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greendale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greendale Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,875 |
| Elma Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Waldo Township | 5% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| LaMars Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Brightwood Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elma Township, Waldo Township, LaMars Township and Brightwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greendale 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 Greendale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greendale Township?
$86,875 (±$22,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greendale Township?
4.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greendale Township?
24 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 Greendale Township work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hankinson (10%, 7 mi), Fargo (9%, 61 mi), Lidgerwood (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greendale Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greendale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greendale 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.