For about half of its working residents, Wiser Township is a commute to Fargo
There are 2 jobs in Wiser Township, against 44 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Wiser Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (45%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wiser Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Wiser Township on a workday afternoon, 66% fewer than live here.
0.05 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.
Where the trip to work from Wiser Township ends
Where Wiser Township clocks in
45% of workers
18% 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.
Wiser Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Wiser Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wiser Township
of Wiser Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
The commute from Wiser Township, by distance
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.
Around Wiser Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wiser Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiser Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gardner Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Harwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Noble Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gardner Township, Harwood Township and Noble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wiser 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 Wiser Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wiser Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wiser Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Wiser 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 Wiser Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wiser 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.