Fargo draws more than half of Maple River Township’s working residents
Maple River Township has 18 jobs, against 64 working residents. Home is the office for 27% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Maple River Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (52%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Maple River Township by day
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Maple River Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Where people from Maple River Township work
Where Maple River Township clocks in
52% of workers
9% 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.
61% of the jobs in Maple River Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple River Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 18. 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 Maple River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Maple River Township
of Maple River Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 27% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Maple River Township
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 to Maple River Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple River Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Walburg Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Leonard Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Everest Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walburg Township, Leonard Township, Addison Township and Everest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maple River 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 Maple River Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Maple River Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Maple River Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Maple River 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 Maple River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple River 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.