Work means Jamestown for about half of Ashland Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Ashland Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (47%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Employers in Ashland Township report 2 jobs, and 30 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Ashland Township
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Ashland Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Ashland Township commutes to
Where Ashland Township clocks in
47% of workers
17% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ashland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashland Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 2. 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 Ashland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ashland Township
of Ashland Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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.
Where in the region Ashland Township works
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.
Ashland Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | – | — | — | — | $73,571 |
| Jim River Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Durham Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Spiritwood Lake | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Gray Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jim River Valley Township, Durham Township, Spiritwood Lake and Gray Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ashland 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 Ashland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ashland Township?
$73,571 (±$31,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashland Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ashland Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ashland 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 Ashland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashland 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.