Alex Township draws 191 commuters a day, with 2.6 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Alex Township report 198 jobs, and 75 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Alex Township; the top destination outside it is Williston (19%, 27 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Alex Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 68 residents head out to work and 7 work right here.
About 420 people are in Alex Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Who travels to work in Alex Township, and from where
Where Alex Township clocks in
19% 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.
Alex Township makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alex Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 198. 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 Alex Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Alex Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alex Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Alex Township
About 33% 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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Alex Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Arnegard Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alex Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $75,870 |
| Randolph Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Antelope Creek Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Arnegard Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Randolph Township, Antelope Creek Township, Alexander and Arnegard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alex 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 Alex Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alex Township?
$75,870 (±$12,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alex Township?
20.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alex Township?
19 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 Alex Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (19%, 27 mi), Watford City (7%, 15 mi), Minot (5%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alex 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 Alex Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alex 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.