For more than half of its working residents, Gunkel Township is a commute to Fargo
A typical one-way commute from Gunkel Township lasts 15 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 26% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Gunkel Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (62%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Gunkel Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Gunkel Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Out of Gunkel Township to work: where people go
Where Gunkel Township clocks in
62% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Gunkel Township
6 jobs are based in Gunkel Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gunkel Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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 Gunkel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way, quicker than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gunkel Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 26% 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 Gunkel Township’s workers travel
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 Gunkel Township
The biggest share goes to Arthur Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gunkel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunkel Township | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Rush River Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Gardner Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Arthur Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rush River Township, Gardner Township, Arthur Township and Bell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gunkel 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Gunkel Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Gunkel Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gunkel Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gunkel Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gunkel Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (62%, 22 mi), Moorhead (8%, 25 mi), Arthur (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gunkel 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 Gunkel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gunkel 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.