Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0For about half of its working residents, Page Township is a commute to Fargo
Employers in Page Township report 11 jobs for 21 working residents. Hardly any stay in Page Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (48%, 40 miles). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Page Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Page Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Page Township ends
Where Page Township clocks in
48% of workers
19% of workers
5% 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.
100% of the jobs in Page Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Page Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 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 Page Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Page Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Page Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Page Township
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.
Page Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Page Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $131,765 |
| Dows Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Broadlawn Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Page | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Rochester Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dows Township, Broadlawn Township, Page and Rochester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Page 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 Page Township: questions
What is the median household income in Page Township?
$131,765 (±$98,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Page Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Page Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Page Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Page 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 Page Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Page 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.