With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Alger Township works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Employers in Alger Township report 8 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Alger Township for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (35%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Alger Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Alger Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Alger Township commutes to
Where Alger Township clocks in
35% of workers
13% 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.
100% of the jobs in Alger Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alger Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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 Alger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Alger Township
of Alger Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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 Alger Township
About 30% 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 around Alger Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Brookbank Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Purcell Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Debing Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross Township, Brookbank Township, Purcell Township and Debing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alger 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 Alger Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alger Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alger Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (35%, 7 mi), Williston (13%, 53 mi), Idaho Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alger 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 Alger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alger 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.