Work and commuting in Homestead Township
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 38% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Homestead Township; the top destination outside it is Wahpeton (32%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Homestead Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
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 Homestead Township’s working residents head each day
Where Homestead Township clocks in
32% of workers
20% of workers
11% 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.
Homestead Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
43 jobs are based in Homestead Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homestead Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 43. 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 Homestead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Homestead Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homestead Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 38% 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.
Miles to work from Homestead Township
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 Homestead Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homestead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $148,333 |
| West End Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Garborg Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Antelope Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West End Township, Garborg Township and Antelope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homestead 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 Homestead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homestead Township?
$148,333 (±$119,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homestead Township?
3.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homestead Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homestead Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (32%, 23 mi), Fargo (20%, 39 mi), West Fargo (11%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Homestead 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 Homestead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homestead 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.