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Jobs & commute in Kinyon Township

Work means Fargo for more than half of Kinyon Township’s working residents

0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Kinyon Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (52%, 24 miles). There are 13 jobs in Kinyon Township, and 71 of its residents work somewhere.

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

Day and night

A workday in Kinyon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

71live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday42
100live here− 71head out to work+ 13come in to work= 42on a workday

About 42 people are in Kinyon Township on a workday afternoon, 58% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.18 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 commute map

The places Kinyon Township commutes to

Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (1%)Moorhead: 4 residents work here (6%)GrandinArthur: 2 residents work here (3%)CasseltonArgusvilleHorace: 2 residents work here (3%)West Fargo: 5 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (3%)Fargo: 37 residents work here (52%)Greenfield TownshipCusator TownshipKelso TownshipKinyon TownshipGardner TownshipBell Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Tower TownshipReed Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Noble TownshipEmbdenGrand Forks AFBFargoWest FargoMoorheadArthurHoraceBismarckKinyon Township
1
Fargo24.3 mi away
52%37
2
West Fargo23.7 mi away
7%5
3
Moorhead, MN25.9 mi away
6%4
4
Arthur11.8 mi away
3%2
5
Horace30.6 mi away
3%2
6
Bismarck179.2 mi away
3%2
7
Grand Forks50.2 mi away
3%2
8
Bell Township6 mi away
3%2
9
Reed Township18.5 mi away
3%2
101%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%12
The top trips

Where Kinyon 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

38% of the jobs in Kinyon Township make or build things

Jobs based in Kinyon TownshipJobs Kinyon Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices62%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%17%
Over $3,333 a month62%69%

Who does it

29 or younger23%20%
30 to 5438%49%
55 and older38%31%
−52%

Jobs based in Kinyon Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 13. 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 Kinyon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Kinyon Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Kinyon Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 46 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 Kinyon Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 52% · 24.3 miWest Fargo: 7% · 23.7 miMoorhead: 6% · 25.9 miArthur: 3% · 11.8 miHorace: 3% · 30.6 miBismarck: 3% · 179.2 miGrand Forks: 3% · 50.2 miBell Township: 3% · 6 miReed Township: 3% · 18.5 miThief River Falls: 1% · 74.1 miFargo 52%West Fargo 7%Moorhead 6%Arthur 3%Horace 3%Kinyon Township
Kinyon TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi6 residents
52%10–24 mi37 residents
28%25–50 mi20 residents
11%Over 50 mi8 residents

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

Next door to Kinyon Township

The biggest share goes to Bell Township (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownKinyon Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kinyon Township–———$73,882
Grandinunder 2%——32 min—
Bell Township3%————
Kelso Townshipunder 2%————
Noble Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Gardner Townshipunder 2%——33 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Grandin, Bell Township, Kelso Township, Noble Township and Gardner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kinyon 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 Kinyon Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kinyon Township?

$73,882 (±$1,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kinyon Township?

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

Where do people who live in Kinyon Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Kinyon Township

Kinyon 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.