Akra Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 1% work in Akra Township itself; outside it, Cavalier draws the most (32%, 7 miles). Akra Township has 26 jobs; 91 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Akra Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Akra Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Akra Township goes to work
Where Akra Township clocks in
32% 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.
69% of the jobs in Akra Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Akra Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 26. 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 Akra Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Akra Township takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Akra Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 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 Akra Township
About 20% 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.
12% of Akra Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Akra Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akra Township | – | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Park Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Beaulieu Township | 8% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Cavalier Township | 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Advance Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| La Moure Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Park Township, Beaulieu Township, Cavalier Township, Advance Township and La Moure Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beaulieu Township. Darker towns draw more of Akra 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 Akra Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Akra Township?
3.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Akra Township?
13 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 Akra Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cavalier (32%, 7 mi), Crystal (10%, 12 mi), Beaulieu Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Akra 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 Akra Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Akra 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.