Acton Township has 3.1 jobs for every working resident: 70 people commute in to work
Home is the office for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Employers in Acton Township report 71 jobs; 23 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Acton Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (17%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Acton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 140 people are in Acton Township on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
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 towns that send workers to Acton Township
Where Acton Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Acton Township works in goods: 79% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Acton Township, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 71. 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 Acton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Acton Township spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Acton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Acton Township
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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Acton Township
The biggest share goes to St. Andrews Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Acton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $75,521 |
| St. Andrews Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Oakwood Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Pulaski Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Andrews Township, Oakwood Township and Pulaski Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Acton 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 Acton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Acton Township?
$75,521 (±$47,113) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Acton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Acton Township?
15 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 Acton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (17%, 9 mi), Grand Forks (13%, 35 mi), Minto (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Acton 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 Acton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Acton 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.