Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0Wyndmere Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Wyndmere Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (24%, 47 miles). There are 9 jobs in Wyndmere Township, against 45 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Wyndmere Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Wyndmere Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Wyndmere Township to work: where people go
Where Wyndmere Township clocks in
24% of workers
16% 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 place that makes things: 100% of Wyndmere Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyndmere Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 9. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wyndmere Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 60 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyndmere Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Wyndmere Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Wyndmere Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wyndmere (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyndmere Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyndmere Township | – | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Hall Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Danton Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| West End Township | under 5% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Wyndmere | 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dexter Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hall Township, Danton Township, West End Township, Wyndmere and Dexter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wyndmere 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 2024, 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 Wyndmere Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wyndmere Township?
3.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyndmere Township?
60 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 Wyndmere Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (24%, 47 mi), Wahpeton (16%, 28 mi), Gwinner (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wyndmere 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 Wyndmere Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyndmere Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.