How West End Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working residents average 39 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 37% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any stay in West End Township for work; outside it, Wahpeton is the main destination (26%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West End Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in West End Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of West End Township: the destinations
Where West End Township clocks in
26% 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.
A commute of about 39 minutes in West End Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West End Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 37% 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 many miles West End Township commutes
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 to West End Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West End Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End Township | – | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Hall Township | under 6% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Rosemeade Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Wyndmere Township | under 6% | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Homestead Township | under 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Freeman Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hall Township, Rosemeade Township, Wyndmere Township, Homestead Township and Freeman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West End 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 West End Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in West End Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West End Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West End Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (26%, 29 mi), Gwinner (11%, 22 mi), Fargo (11%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West End Township without a car?
6% 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 West End Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West End 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.