A job hub: Ada Township has 5.0 jobs per working resident, and 20 people come in to work
Hardly any work in Ada Township; the top destination outside it is Monango (25%, 19 miles). Ada Township has 20 jobs for 4 working residents. For 12% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ada Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4 residents head out to work and 0 work right here.
About 56 people are in Ada Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting in to Ada Township: where workers come from
Where Ada Township clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
25% 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.
The kinds of work in Ada Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ada Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 20. 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 Ada Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ada Township
of Ada Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ada Township
About 50% 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.
Ada Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ada Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Kent Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Port Emma Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Van Meter Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kent Township, Port Emma Township and Van Meter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ada 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ada Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ada Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ada Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ada Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monango (25%, 19 mi), Oakes (25%, 16 mi), Jamestown (25%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ada 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 Ada Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ada 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.