Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Newburgh Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded–Not graded
Jobs & commute in Newburgh Township

Most of Newburgh Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Newburgh Township has 7 jobs, against 30 working residents. Only 3% work in Newburgh Township itself; outside it, Finley draws the most (17%, 16 miles). At home: 49% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Newburgh Township on a workday

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night79
Workday56
79live here− 29head out to work+ 6come in to work= 56on a workday

About 56 people are in Newburgh Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Newburgh Township’s residents

Hannaford: 1 residents work here (3%)Hope: 4 residents work here (13%)Cooperstown: 1 residents work here (3%)Northwood: 1 residents work here (3%)McVille: 1 residents work here (3%)Mayville: 2 residents work here (7%)Finley: 5 residents work here (17%)Valley CityDevils Lake: 1 residents work here (3%)West FargoGrand Forks: 3 residents work here (10%)Fargo: 4 residents work here (13%)Alma TownshipGarfield TownshipNewburgh TownshipGardner TownshipBeaver Creek TownshipNorthwood TownshipEnger TownshipFinleyHopeFargoGrand ForksMayvilleHannafordNewburgh Township
1
Finley16.1 mi away
17%5
2
Hope22.7 mi away
13%4
3
Fargo62.4 mi away
13%4
4
Grand Forks29 mi away
10%3
5
Mayville13.3 mi away
7%2
6
Hannaford37.4 mi away
3%1
7
Cooperstown30.3 mi away
3%1
8
Northwood7.2 mi away
3%1
9
McVille31.2 mi away
3%1
10
Devils Lake70.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%7
The top trips

Where Newburgh Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Newburgh Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Newburgh TownshipJobs Newburgh Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%30%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 5471%63%
55 and older29%23%
+17%

Jobs based in Newburgh Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 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 Newburgh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Newburgh Township: about 36 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
279 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Newburgh Township36 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
49%

of Newburgh Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Newburgh Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Carpool

Share of the 18 commuters (the 49% 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

Newburgh Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFinley: 17% · 16.1 miHope: 13% · 22.7 miFargo: 13% · 62.4 miGrand Forks: 10% · 29 miMayville: 7% · 13.3 miHannaford: 3% · 37.4 miCooperstown: 3% · 30.3 miNorthwood: 3% · 7.2 miMcVille: 3% · 31.2 miDevils Lake: 3% · 70.4 miFinley 17%Hope 13%Fargo 13%Grand Forks 10%Mayville 7%Newburgh Township
Newburgh TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi2 residents
43%10–24 mi13 residents
20%25–50 mi6 residents
30%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 30% 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.

Next door

Around Newburgh Township: the bordering towns

Beaver Creek Township: few work hereEnger Township: few work hereGarfield Township: few work hereNorthwood Township: few work hereBeaver Creek TownshipEnger TownshipGarfield TownshipNorthwood TownshipNewburgh Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Beaver Creek Township17 min
Northwood Township22 min
Enger Township28 min
Garfield Township31 min
Newburgh Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNewburgh Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Newburgh Township–——36 min$113,750
Beaver Creek Townshipunder 4%——17 min—
Enger Townshipunder 4%——28 min—
Garfield Townshipunder 4%——31 min—
Northwood Townshipunder 4%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Creek Township, Enger Township, Garfield Township and Northwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Newburgh Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Newburgh Township: questions

What is the median household income in Newburgh Township?

$113,750 (±$111,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Newburgh Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Newburgh Township?

36 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Newburgh Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (17%, 16 mi), Hope (13%, 23 mi), Fargo (13%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Newburgh 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 Newburgh Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Newburgh Township

Newburgh Township home →

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.