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Jobs & commute in Kingston Township

Most of Kingston Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Kingston Township for work; outside it, Forman is the main destination (19%, 16 miles). There are 3 jobs in Kingston Township, against 47 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Kingston Township by day

On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

47live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night86
Workday42
86live here− 47head out to work+ 3come in to work= 42on a workday

About 42 people are in Kingston Township on a workday afternoon, 51% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 Kingston Township’s working residents head each day

Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (2%)Inver Grove Heights: 1 residents work here (2%)Rutland: 1 residents work here (2%)Forman: 9 residents work here (19%)Milnor: 4 residents work here (9%)CayugaHankinsonGwinner: 7 residents work here (15%)Lisbon: 2 residents work here (4%)Wahpeton: 2 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 6 residents work here (13%)Sioux FallsTewaukon TownshipMarboe TownshipRansom TownshipWeber Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Herman TownshipKingston TownshipDuerr TownshipGrant TownshipSydna TownshipFormanGwinnerFargoMilnorLisbonWahpetonKingston Township
1
Forman15.9 mi away
19%9
2
Gwinner20.4 mi away
15%7
3
Fargo60.3 mi away
13%6
4
Milnor15.6 mi away
9%4
5
Lisbon31.8 mi away
4%2
6
Wahpeton36.6 mi away
4%2
7
Weber Township13.5 mi away
4%2
8
Fergus Falls, MN61.1 mi away
2%1
92%1
10
Rutland9.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%12
The top trips

Where Kingston 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Kingston Township

Jobs based in Kingston TownshipJobs Kingston Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%32%
Over $3,333 a month0%47%

Who does it

29 or younger0%28%
30 to 54100%47%
55 and older0%26%
−84%

Jobs based in Kingston Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 3. 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 Kingston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 28 minutes to work from Kingston Township

A year of commuting
216 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kingston Township28 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Kingston Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Walk

Share of the 25 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 Kingston Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miForman: 19% · 15.9 miGwinner: 15% · 20.4 miFargo: 13% · 60.3 miMilnor: 9% · 15.6 miLisbon: 4% · 31.8 miWahpeton: 4% · 36.6 miWeber Township: 4% · 13.5 miFergus Falls: 2% · 61.1 miInver Grove Heights: 2% · 222.8 miRutland: 2% · 9.4 miForman 19%Gwinner 15%Fargo 13%Milnor 9%Lisbon 4%Kingston Township
Kingston TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi2 residents
53%10–24 mi25 residents
13%25–50 mi6 residents
30%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 30% 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

Around Kingston Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownKingston Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kingston Township–——28 min$40,313
Herman Townshipunder 3%————
Ransom Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Tewaukon Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Grant Townshipunder 3%——13 min—
Marboe Townshipunder 3%————
Duerr Townshipunder 3%——30 min—
Cayugaunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Herman Township, Ransom Township, Tewaukon Township, Grant Township, Marboe Township, Duerr Township and Cayuga: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kingston 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 Kingston Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kingston Township?

$40,313 (±$22,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kingston Township?

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

How long is the commute from Kingston Township?

28 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 Kingston Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Forman (19%, 16 mi), Gwinner (15%, 20 mi), Fargo (13%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Kingston Township

Kingston 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.