With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Adrian Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. There are 16 jobs in Adrian Township for 41 working residents. Hardly any stay in Adrian Township for work; outside it, Edgeley is the main destination (15%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Adrian Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Adrian Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Adrian Township commutes to
Where Adrian Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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: 31% of Adrian Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adrian Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 16. 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 Adrian Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Adrian Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adrian Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 7% 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 far Adrian Township goes to work
About 39% 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.
How Adrian Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adrian Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $100,417 |
| Russell Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kennison Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Saratoga Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Manns Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Montpelier Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Russell Township, Kennison Township, Saratoga Township, Manns Township and Montpelier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adrian 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 Adrian Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adrian Township?
$100,417 (±$50,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adrian Township?
4.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adrian Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adrian Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edgeley (15%, 17 mi), Jamestown (12%, 22 mi), Kulm (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adrian 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 Adrian Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adrian 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.