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Heimdal, North Dakota 10-15-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Heimdal Township

Making a living in Heimdal Township

0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Heimdal Township; the top destination outside it is Harvey (21%, 15 miles). No jobs are based in Heimdal Township in the Census job records; 19 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Heimdal Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night39
Workday20
39live here− 19head out to work+ 0come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Heimdal Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The places Heimdal Township commutes to

Willmar: 1 residents work here (5%)Bowdon: 2 residents work here (11%)Fessenden: 1 residents work here (5%)Harvey: 4 residents work here (21%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (5%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (11%)Fargo: 4 residents work here (21%)West Valley City: 1 residents work here (5%)Norway Lake TownshipGermantown Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Fram TownshipHillsdale Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Arne TownshipHeimdal TownshipWest Norway TownshipHarveyFargoBowdonBismarckWillmarFessendenHeimdal Township
1
Harvey15.4 mi away
21%4
2
Fargo144.8 mi away
21%4
3
Bowdon23.1 mi away
11%2
4
Bismarck87.1 mi away
11%2
5
Willmar, MN284.3 mi away
5%1
6
Fessenden10.2 mi away
5%1
7
West Fargo141.8 mi away
5%1
85%1
95%1
10
Hillsdale Township18.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%1
The top trips

Where Heimdal 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Heimdal Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Heimdal Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 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.

How far

How far Heimdal Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHarvey: 21% · 15.4 miFargo: 21% · 144.8 miBowdon: 11% · 23.1 miBismarck: 11% · 87.1 miWillmar: 5% · 284.3 miFessenden: 5% · 10.2 miWest Fargo: 5% · 141.8 miWest Valley City: 5% · 784.8 miGermantown Township: 5% · 13.8 miHillsdale Township: 5% · 18.3 miHarvey 21%Fargo 21%Bowdon 11%Bismarck 11%Willmar 5%Heimdal Township
Heimdal TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
47%10–24 mi9 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
53%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 53% 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

Heimdal Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownHeimdal Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Heimdal Township–————
Fram Townshipunder 6%————
Arne Townshipunder 6%————
Norway Lake Townshipunder 6%——12 min—
West Norway Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Fram Township, Arne Township, Norway Lake Township and West Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Heimdal 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 Heimdal Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Heimdal Township?

6.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Heimdal Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (21%, 15 mi), Fargo (21%, 145 mi), Bowdon (11%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Heimdal Township

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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.