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Pingree, North Dakota 6-10-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Pingree Township

Pingree Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

Pingree Township has 10 jobs for 33 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pingree Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (33%, 23 miles). Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

In and out of Pingree Township on a workday

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night43
Workday20
43live here− 33head out to work+ 10come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Pingree Township on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.30jobs 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

Where Pingree Township goes to work

Crookston: 1 residents work here (3%)Woodworth: 1 residents work here (3%)MontpelierForman: 1 residents work here (3%)Hillsboro: 1 residents work here (3%)Grafton: 1 residents work here (3%)Valley City: 2 residents work here (6%)Jamestown: 11 residents work here (33%)West Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)MinotFargo: 3 residents work here (9%)Pingree TownshipPlainview TownshipLyon TownshipMidway TownshipEdmunds TownshipPipestem Valley TownshipFried Township: 3 residents work here (9%)Buchanan TownshipYpsilantiJamestownFargoFried TownshipValley CityWest FargoCrookstonPingree Township
1
Jamestown22.6 mi away
33%11
2
Fargo100.3 mi away
9%3
3
Fried Township16.7 mi away
9%3
4
Valley City46.4 mi away
6%2
5
West Fargo96.9 mi away
6%2
6
Crookston, MN114.2 mi away
3%1
7
Woodworth19.4 mi away
3%1
8
Forman96.6 mi away
3%1
9
Hillsboro87.2 mi away
3%1
10
Grafton108.8 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%7
The top trips

Where Pingree 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

70% of the jobs in Pingree Township make or build things

Jobs based in Pingree TownshipJobs Pingree Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms70%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices30%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%27%
Over $3,333 a month50%61%

Who does it

29 or younger30%27%
30 to 5430%48%
55 and older40%24%
+0%

Jobs based in Pingree Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 10. 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 Pingree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Pingree Township

Working from home
21%

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

About 2 in 10
How Pingree Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 34 commuters (the 21% 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

How far Pingree Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 33% · 22.6 miFargo: 9% · 100.3 miFried Township: 9% · 16.7 miValley City: 6% · 46.4 miWest Fargo: 6% · 96.9 miCrookston: 3% · 114.2 miWoodworth: 3% · 19.4 miForman: 3% · 96.6 miHillsboro: 3% · 87.2 miGrafton: 3% · 108.8 miJamestown 33%Fargo 9%Fried Township 9%Pingree Township
Pingree TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
47%10–24 mi15 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
41%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 41% 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

Pingree Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownPingree Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pingree Township–———$107,500
Pipestem Valley Townshipunder 4%————
Lyon Townshipunder 4%————
Edmunds Townshipunder 4%——12 min—
Plainview Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Pipestem Valley Township, Lyon Township, Edmunds Township and Plainview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pingree 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 Pingree Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pingree Township?

$107,500 (±$19,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pingree Township?

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

Where do people who live in Pingree Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (33%, 23 mi), Fargo (9%, 100 mi), Fried Township (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Pingree Township

Pingree 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.