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Jobs & commute in Island Park Township

Island Park Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each

There are 65 jobs in Island Park Township, against 116 working residents. Hardly any work in Island Park Township; the top destination outside it is Lisbon (27%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

Island Park Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

115live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday220
280live here− 120head out to work+ 64come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Island Park Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where people from Island Park Township work

Moorhead: 3 residents work here (3%)LaMoureHankinsonGwinner: 13 residents work here (11%)Lisbon: 31 residents work here (27%)Valley City: 6 residents work here (5%)Wahpeton: 2 residents work here (2%)West Fargo: 6 residents work here (5%)Bismarck: 5 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 13 residents work here (11%)Aberdeen: 3 residents work here (3%)Hanson TownshipAliceton Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Tuller TownshipIsland Park TownshipBale TownshipElliott TownshipAlleghany TownshipBig Bend TownshipLisbonGwinnerFargoValley CityWest FargoBismarckIsland Park Township
1
Lisbon3.1 mi away
27%31
2
Gwinner12.7 mi away
11%13
3
Fargo53.2 mi away
11%13
4
Valley City37.9 mi away
5%6
5
West Fargo50.1 mi away
5%6
6
Bismarck146.9 mi away
4%5
7
Moorhead, MN56.5 mi away
3%3
8
Aberdeen, SD74.1 mi away
3%3
93%3
10
Wahpeton54.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%31
The top trips

Where Island Park 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.

The jobs

74% of the jobs in Island Park Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Island Park TownshipJobs Island Park Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms20%25%
Trade, transport & utilities65%13%
Services: health, schools, offices15%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%27%
Over $3,333 a month74%56%

Who does it

29 or younger20%28%
30 to 5455%44%
55 and older25%28%
−31%

Jobs based in Island Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 65. 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 Island Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Island Park Township: about 23 minutes

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Island Park Township23 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

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

About 1 in 10
How Island Park Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
21%Carpool

Share of the 170 commuters (the 6% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Island Park Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLisbon: 27% · 3.1 miGwinner: 11% · 12.7 miFargo: 11% · 53.2 miValley City: 5% · 37.9 miWest Fargo: 5% · 50.1 miBismarck: 4% · 146.9 miMoorhead: 3% · 56.5 miAberdeen: 3% · 74.1 miAliceton Township: 3% · 9.3 miWahpeton: 2% · 54.2 miLisbon 27%Gwinner 11%Fargo 11%Valley City 5%West Fargo 5%Island Park Township
Island Park TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi37 residents
18%10–24 mi21 residents
12%25–50 mi14 residents
38%Over 50 mi44 residents

About 38% 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

Island Park Township and the towns next door

Elliott Township: few work hereTuller Township: few work hereBale Township: few work hereBig Bend Township: few work hereElliott TownshipTuller TownshipBale TownshipBig Bend TownshipIsland Park Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bale Township12 min
Big Bend Township19 min
Tuller Township22 min
Island Park Township23 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownIsland Park Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Island Park Township–——23 min$163,824
Elliott Townshipunder 2%————
Tuller Townshipunder 2%——22 min—
Bale Townshipunder 2%——12 min—
Big Bend Townshipunder 2%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Elliott Township, Tuller Township, Bale Township and Big Bend Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Island Park 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 Island Park Township: questions

What is the median household income in Island Park Township?

$163,824 (±$17,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Island Park Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Island Park Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Island Park Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lisbon (27%, 3 mi), Gwinner (11%, 13 mi), Fargo (11%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Island Park Township

Island Park Township home →

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.