Alta Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Alta Township report 16 jobs, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Alta Township for work; outside it, Valley City is the main destination (26%, 6 miles). 16% of workers work from home, 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
How a workday changes Alta Township
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Alta 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 the trip to work from Alta Township ends
Where Alta Township clocks in
26% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
In Alta Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alta Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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 Alta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Alta Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alta Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 16% 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.
Half of Alta Township commutes less than 46 miles
About 37% 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.
Next door to Alta Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $65,781 |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Oriska Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cuba Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Township, Oriska Township and Cuba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alta 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 Alta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alta Township?
$65,781 (±$13,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alta Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alta Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alta Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (26%, 6 mi), Fargo (14%, 49 mi), West Fargo (7%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alta 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 Alta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alta 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.