Harriston Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Harriston Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (27%, 7 miles). 27 jobs are based in Harriston Township, against 60 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Harriston Township
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 75 people are in Harriston Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer 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 the trip to work from Harriston Township ends
Where Harriston Township clocks in
27% of workers
20% 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.
Harriston Township makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harriston Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 27. 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 Harriston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harriston Township
of Harriston Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 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.
The commute from Harriston Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Harriston Township
The biggest share goes to Minto (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harriston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriston Township | – | — | — | — | $83,125 |
| Ardoch Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pulaski Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Minto | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Walsh Centre Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Oakwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ardoch Township, Pulaski Township, Minto, Walsh Centre Township and Oakwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harriston 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 Harriston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harriston Township?
$83,125 (±$73,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harriston Township?
12.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harriston Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (27%, 7 mi), Grand Forks (20%, 30 mi), Fargo (7%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harriston 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 Harriston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harriston 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.