Medford Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Medford Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (15%, 23 miles). There are 7 jobs in Medford Township; 27 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Medford Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Medford Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
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 Medford Township goes to work
Where Medford Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 86% of the jobs in Medford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Medford Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 7. 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 Medford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 63 minutes each way for Medford Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 20 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Medford Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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.
Half of Medford Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 22% 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.
How Medford Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Medford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Township | – | — | — | 63 min | $83,750 |
| Cleveland Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Elkmount Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Vernon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleveland Township, Eden Township, Elkmount Township and Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Medford 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 Medford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Medford Township?
$83,750 (±$57,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Medford Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Medford Township?
63 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 Medford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (15%, 23 mi), Grand Forks (11%, 41 mi), Grafton Township (11%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Medford 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 Medford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Medford 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.