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Jobs & commute in Sargent Township

Sargent Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. There are 3 jobs in Sargent Township; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sargent Township itself; outside it, Forman draws the most (21%, 9 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Sargent Township

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night28
Workday17
28live here− 14head out to work+ 3come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in Sargent Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs 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

Out of Sargent Township to work: where people go

CogswellForman: 3 residents work here (21%)MilnorEllendale: 1 residents work here (7%)Gwinner: 3 residents work here (21%)Stanley: 1 residents work here (7%)Wahpeton: 1 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (7%)Fargo: 3 residents work here (21%)Shuman TownshipBrampton TownshipForman TownshipWeber Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Jackson TownshipHarlem TownshipSargent TownshipFormanGwinnerFargoEllendaleStanleyWahpetonSargent Township
1
Forman9.2 mi away
21%3
2
Gwinner13.9 mi away
21%3
3
Fargo72.6 mi away
21%3
4
Ellendale34.1 mi away
7%1
5
Stanley265.2 mi away
7%1
6
Wahpeton59.6 mi away
7%1
7
Bismarck149.6 mi away
7%1
8
Weber Township14 mi away
7%1
The top trips

Where Sargent 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 Sargent Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Sargent TownshipJobs Sargent Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%21%
Over $3,333 a month67%71%

Who does it

29 or younger0%43%
30 to 54100%43%
55 and older0%14%

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 Sargent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Sargent Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Sargent Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 10 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

Where in the region Sargent Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miForman: 21% · 9.2 miGwinner: 21% · 13.9 miFargo: 21% · 72.6 miEllendale: 7% · 34.1 miStanley: 7% · 265.2 miWahpeton: 7% · 59.6 miBismarck: 7% · 149.6 miWeber Township: 7% · 14 miForman 21%Gwinner 21%Fargo 21%Ellendale 7%Stanley 7%Sargent Township
Sargent TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi3 residents
29%10–24 mi4 residents
7%25–50 mi1 residents
43%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 43% 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

Next door to Sargent Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSargent Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sargent Township–———$133,125
Harlem Townshipunder 8%————
Jackson Townshipunder 8%————
Brampton Townshipunder 8%————
Forman Townshipunder 8%————
Cogswellunder 8%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Harlem Township, Jackson Township, Brampton Township, Forman Township and Cogswell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Sargent 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 Sargent Township: questions

What is the median household income in Sargent Township?

$133,125 (±$102,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sargent Township?

27.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Sargent Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Forman (21%, 9 mi), Gwinner (21%, 14 mi), Fargo (21%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Sargent Township

Sargent 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.