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Jobs & commute in Viking Township

Viking Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Viking Township has 6 jobs, against 69 working residents. Hardly any work in Viking Township itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (23%, 30 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.

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 Viking Township

On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

69live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday110
170live here− 69head out to work+ 6come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Viking Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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 the trip to work from Viking Township ends

Halstad: 1 residents work here (1%)Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (1%)Buxton: 4 residents work here (6%)Hatton: 5 residents work here (7%)HopePortlandMayville: 10 residents work here (14%)Mapleton: 2 residents work here (3%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 16 residents work here (23%)Fargo: 5 residents work here (7%)Mantrap TownshipGarfield TownshipEldorado Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Viking TownshipHillsboro TownshipRoseville TownshipLindaas TownshipEnger TownshipBelmont TownshipGrand ForksMayvilleHattonFargoBuxtonEldorado TownshipViking Township
1
Grand Forks30.1 mi away
23%16
2
Mayville5 mi away
14%10
3
Hatton6.9 mi away
7%5
4
Fargo54.2 mi away
7%5
5
Buxton15.2 mi away
6%4
6
Eldorado Township19.2 mi away
4%3
7
Mapleton48 mi away
3%2
8
Bismarck165.5 mi away
3%2
9
Halstad, MN30.4 mi away
1%1
101%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%20
The top trips

Where Viking 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

Viking Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Viking TownshipJobs Viking Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%9%
Trade, transport & utilities17%32%
Services: health, schools, offices33%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%22%
Over $3,333 a month50%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 5467%55%
55 and older33%19%
−67%

Jobs based in Viking Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 6. 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 Viking Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Viking Township’s commute takes about 12 minutes

A year of commuting
93 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Viking Township12 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Viking Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Walk

Share of the 50 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

The commute from Viking Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Forks: 23% · 30.1 miMayville: 14% · 5 miHatton: 7% · 6.9 miFargo: 7% · 54.2 miBuxton: 6% · 15.2 miEldorado Township: 4% · 19.2 miMapleton: 3% · 48 miBismarck: 3% · 165.5 miHalstad: 1% · 30.4 miThief River Falls: 1% · 69.4 miGrand Forks 23%Mayville 14%Hatton 7%Fargo 7%Buxton 6%Viking Township
Viking TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi17 residents
16%10–24 mi11 residents
33%25–50 mi23 residents
26%Over 50 mi18 residents

About 26% 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

14% of Viking Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownViking Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Viking Township–——12 min$154,167
Enger Townshipunder 2%——28 min—
Roseville Townshipunder 2%————
Mayville14%DA−16 min$55,735
Lindaas Townshipunder 2%————
Garfield Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Portlandunder 2%——16 min—

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

The biggest share goes to Mayville. Darker towns draw more of Viking 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 Viking Township: questions

What is the median household income in Viking Township?

$154,167 (±$111,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Viking Township?

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

How long is the commute from Viking Township?

12 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 Viking Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (23%, 30 mi), Mayville (14%, 5 mi), Hatton (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Viking Township

Viking 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.