Most of Nansen Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 11 jobs in Nansen Township; 58 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Nansen Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (26%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Nansen Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Nansen Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
The towns that employ Nansen Township’s residents
Where Nansen Township clocks in
26% of workers
14% 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.
64% of the jobs in Nansen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nansen Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 11. 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 Nansen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Nansen Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nansen Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 Nansen Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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 Nansen Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nansen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nansen Township | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Abercrombie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Garborg Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Antelope Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Abercrombie Township, Colfax Township, Garborg Township and Antelope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nansen 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 Nansen Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nansen Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nansen Township?
25 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 Nansen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (26%, 32 mi), Wahpeton (14%, 20 mi), Gwinner (10%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nansen 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 Nansen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nansen 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.