Work and commuting in Waldo Township
The average commute takes 10 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Waldo Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (15%, 55 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Waldo Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Waldo Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip into Waldo Township
Where Waldo Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in Waldo Township
87 jobs are based in Waldo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waldo Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 87. 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 Waldo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Waldo Township: about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waldo Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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.
Where in the region Waldo Township works
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.
19% of Waldo Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hankinson (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waldo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldo Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $131,667 |
| Hankinson | 13% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Greendale Township | 6% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Brandenburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Brightwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Devillo Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Elma Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hankinson, Greendale Township, Brandenburg Township, Brightwood Township, Devillo Township and Elma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waldo 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 Waldo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waldo Township?
$131,667 (±$41,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waldo Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waldo Township?
10 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 Waldo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (15%, 55 mi), Hankinson (13%, 4 mi), Lidgerwood (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waldo 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 Waldo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waldo 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.