With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Ibsen Township works elsewhere
17 jobs are based in Ibsen Township for 58 working residents. Hardly any work in Ibsen Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (36%, 37 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ibsen Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Ibsen Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Ibsen Township: the destinations
Where Ibsen Township clocks in
36% of workers
12% 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.
In Ibsen Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ibsen Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 17. 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 Ibsen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ibsen Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ibsen Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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 many miles Ibsen Township commutes
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.
Ibsen Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dwight Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ibsen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibsen Township | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Abercrombie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Antelope Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dwight Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mooreton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Abercrombie Township, Antelope Township, Dwight Township and Mooreton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ibsen 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 Ibsen Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ibsen Township?
7.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ibsen Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ibsen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (36%, 37 mi), Wahpeton (12%, 12 mi), Breckenridge (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ibsen 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 Ibsen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ibsen 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.