Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0About two in three of Mapleton Township’s working residents commute to Fargo
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Mapleton Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (69%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mapleton Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 172 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Mapleton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
69% of working residents work in Fargo
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Mapleton Township clocks in
69% of workers
13% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mapleton Township makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
172 jobs are based in Mapleton Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mapleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mapleton Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 172. 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mapleton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 15% 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.
Half of Mapleton Township commutes less than 8 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
15% of Mapleton Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to West Fargo (13%). Darker towns draw more of Mapleton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mapleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $148,320 |
| West Fargo | 13% | A− | B+ | 17 min | $90,665 |
| Barnes Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Mapleton | 2% | A− | D− | 24 min | $119,432 |
| Warren Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barnes Township and Warren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Mapleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mapleton Township?
$148,320 (±$82,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mapleton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mapleton Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mapleton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (69%, 8 mi), West Fargo (13%, 4 mi), Moorhead (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mapleton 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 Mapleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mapleton 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.