Work means Fargo for more than half of Helendale Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Helendale Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (56%, 27 miles). Working residents average 34 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Helendale Township report 4 jobs, and 50 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Helendale Township on a workday
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Helendale Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.08 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 places Helendale Township commutes to
Where Helendale Township clocks in
56% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Helendale Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Helendale Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Helendale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Helendale Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Helendale Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Helendale Township
About 24% 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 Helendale Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Helendale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helendale Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $120,500 |
| Barrie Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sheyenne Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Coburn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Leonard Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barrie Township, Sheyenne Township, Coburn Township and Leonard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Helendale 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 Helendale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Helendale Township?
$120,500 (±$77,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Helendale Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Helendale Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Helendale Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Helendale 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 Helendale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Helendale 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.