Bagg, Frederick A. and Sophia, Bonanza Farm · Photo: Tallmikejensen4320 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Mooreton Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. There are 35 jobs in Mooreton Township, against 65 working residents. Only 2% stay in Mooreton Township for work; outside it, Wahpeton is the main destination (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mooreton Township by day
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Mooreton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Mooreton Township: the destinations
Where Mooreton Township clocks in
20% of workers
15% 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.
In Mooreton Township, 86% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mooreton Township, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 35. 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 Mooreton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mooreton Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mooreton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 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 it is to work from Mooreton Township
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.
Mooreton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Center Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mooreton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooreton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $181,296 |
| Brandenburg Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Center Township | 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ibsen Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Barney Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brandenburg Township, Center Township, Ibsen Township and Barney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mooreton 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Mooreton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mooreton Township?
$181,296 (±$951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mooreton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mooreton Township?
24 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 Mooreton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (20%, 10 mi), Fargo (15%, 43 mi), Hankinson (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mooreton 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 Mooreton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mooreton Township
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.