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Jobs & commute in Harmony Township

Work means Fargo for more than half of Harmony Township’s working residents

Employers in Harmony Township report 52 jobs for 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Harmony Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (55%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Harmony Township on a workday

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
52work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night77
Workday98
77live here− 31head out to work+ 52come in to work= 98on a workday

About 98 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.68jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 commute map

Where Harmony Township’s workers come from

Twin Valley: 1 workers live here (2%)Glenwood: 1 workers live here (2%)Moorhead: 4 workers live here (8%)Rosemount: 1 workers live here (2%)Diller: 1 workers live here (2%)Grand Island: 2 workers live here (4%)Omaha: 2 workers live here (4%)Casselton: 9 workers live here (17%)MapletonValley CityWest Fargo: 2 workers live here (4%)Grand ForksFargo: 6 workers live here (12%)Spring Prairie TownshipEverest TownshipBell TownshipRush River TownshipRaymond TownshipCasselton TownshipDurbin TownshipHarmony TownshipCasseltonFargoMoorheadGrand IslandOmahaWest FargoHarmony Township
1
Casselton5.1 mi away
17%9
2
Fargo15 mi away
12%6
3
Moorhead, MN18.8 mi away
8%4
4
Grand Island, NE420.4 mi away
4%2
5
Omaha, NE395.9 mi away
4%2
6
West Fargo11.9 mi away
4%2
7
Twin Valley, MN46.4 mi away
2%1
8
Glenwood, MN121.1 mi away
2%1
9
Rosemount, MN247.2 mi away
2%1
10
Diller, NE472.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%23
The top trips

Where Harmony Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

94% of the jobs in Harmony Township make or build things

Jobs based in Harmony TownshipJobs Harmony Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms94%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices6%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%35%
Over $3,333 a month87%52%

Who does it

29 or younger17%29%
30 to 5481%58%
55 and older2%13%
+300%

Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 52. 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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Harmony Township

Working from home
9%

of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Harmony Township gets to work
71%Drive alone
29%Walk

Share of the 31 commuters (the 9% 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

How far it is to work from Harmony Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 55% · 15 miCasselton: 13% · 5.1 miWest Fargo: 6% · 11.9 miGrand Forks: 6% · 67.6 miValley City: 3% · 41.4 miSpring Prairie Township: 3% · 30.3 miEverest Township: 3% · 8.5 miBell Township: 3% · 17.6 miCasselton Township: 3% · 5.4 miDurbin Township: 3% · 6.2 miFargo 55%Casselton 13%West Fargo 6%Grand Forks 6%Valley City 3%Harmony Township
Harmony TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi8 residents
61%10–24 mi19 residents
6%25–50 mi2 residents
6%Over 50 mi2 residents

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

Harmony Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Casselton Township (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarmony Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harmony Township–———$188,125
Rush River Townshipunder 4%————
Raymond Townshipunder 4%——15 min—
Casselton Township3%————
Durbin Township3%————
Mapletonunder 4%A−D−24 min$119,432

Same-state neighbors only. Rush River Township, Raymond Township, Casselton Township and Durbin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Harmony Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harmony Township: questions

What is the median household income in Harmony Township?

$188,125 (±$49,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Harmony 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 Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Harmony Township

Harmony Township home →

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.