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Jobs & commute in Liberty Township

Making a living in Liberty Township

Home is the office for 33% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Liberty Township itself; outside it, Lisbon draws the most (15%, 10 miles). Employers in Liberty Township report 28 jobs for 39 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Liberty Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
28work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday91
100live here− 39head out to work+ 28come in to work= 91on a workday

About 91 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.72jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.72 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Liberty Township commutes to

Denver: 1 residents work here (3%)McIntosh: 1 residents work here (3%)Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)BuchananFormanOxbowKindredEnderlin: 5 residents work here (13%)Tower CityGwinner: 3 residents work here (8%)Lisbon: 6 residents work here (15%)Valley City: 2 residents work here (5%)JamestownBismarck: 2 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 5 residents work here (13%)Casey TownshipGreene TownshipIsley Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Moore TownshipLiberty TownshipSydna TownshipLisbonEnderlinFargoGwinnerValley CityBismarckLiberty Township
1
Lisbon10.4 mi away
15%6
2
Enderlin3 mi away
13%5
3
Fargo41.9 mi away
13%5
4
Gwinner24.2 mi away
8%3
5
Valley City30.1 mi away
5%2
6
Bismarck150.5 mi away
5%2
7
Isley Township23.9 mi away
5%2
8
Denver, CO596.2 mi away
3%1
9
McIntosh, MN109.1 mi away
3%1
10
Fergus Falls, MN75.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%11
The top trips

Where Liberty 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

93% of the jobs in Liberty Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Liberty TownshipJobs Liberty Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities100%15%
Services: health, schools, offices0%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%21%
Over $3,333 a month93%67%

Who does it

29 or younger21%36%
30 to 5461%31%
55 and older18%33%
+211%

Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 28. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Liberty Township

Working from home
33%

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

About 3 in 10
How Liberty Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
19%Carpool

Share of the 47 commuters (the 33% 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

Miles to work from Liberty Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLisbon: 15% · 10.4 miEnderlin: 13% · 3 miFargo: 13% · 41.9 miGwinner: 8% · 24.2 miValley City: 5% · 30.1 miBismarck: 5% · 150.5 miIsley Township: 5% · 23.9 miDenver: 3% · 596.2 miMcIntosh: 3% · 109.1 miFergus Falls: 3% · 75.9 miLisbon 15%Enderlin 13%Fargo 13%Gwinner 8%Valley City 5%Liberty Township
Liberty TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi7 residents
28%10–24 mi11 residents
28%25–50 mi11 residents
26%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 26% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 13% of Liberty Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownLiberty Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Liberty Township–———$118,750
Enderlin13%——18 min—
Greene Townshipunder 3%————
Casey Townshipunder 3%————
Moore Townshipunder 3%——15 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Enderlin, Greene Township, Casey Township and Moore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Enderlin. Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 2024, 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 Liberty Township: questions

What is the median household income in Liberty Township?

$118,750 (±$36,636) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?

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

Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lisbon (15%, 10 mi), Enderlin (13%, 3 mi), Fargo (13%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Liberty Township

Liberty Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.