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Jobs & commute in Aurora Township

Earning a living in Aurora Township

The Census job records count 8 working residents of Aurora Township and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Aurora Township itself; outside it, Anamoose draws the most (13%, 42 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Aurora Township

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night21
Workday13
21live here− 8head out to work+ 0come in to work= 13on a workday

About 13 people are in Aurora Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

The towns that employ Aurora Township’s residents

Anamoose: 1 residents work here (13%)Warwick: 1 residents work here (13%)Maddock: 1 residents work here (13%)Wahpeton: 1 residents work here (13%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (13%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (13%)Oberon TownshipWest Antelope TownshipAurora TownshipNorth Viking TownshipFort Totten: 1 residents work here (13%)AnamooseWarwickMaddockWahpetonBismarckFargoAurora Township
1
Anamoose41.6 mi away
13%1
2
Warwick31.9 mi away
13%1
3
Maddock8.1 mi away
13%1
4
Wahpeton175 mi away
13%1
5
Bismarck104.4 mi away
13%1
6
Fargo141.2 mi away
13%1
7
Fort Totten15.8 mi away
13%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%1
The top trips

Where Aurora Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Aurora Township

Working from home
0%

of Aurora Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Aurora Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 18 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.

How far

Half of Aurora Township commutes less than 41 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAnamoose: 13% · 41.6 miWarwick: 13% · 31.9 miMaddock: 13% · 8.1 miWahpeton: 13% · 175 miBismarck: 13% · 104.4 miFargo: 13% · 141.2 miFort Totten: 13% · 15.8 miWarwick 13%Maddock 13%Wahpeton 13%Bismarck 13%Aurora Township
Aurora TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi1 residents
13%10–24 mi1 residents
38%25–50 mi3 residents
38%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 38% 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

Aurora Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownAurora Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Aurora Township–————
Oberon Townshipunder 13%——20 min—
West Antelope Townshipunder 13%————
North Viking Townshipunder 13%————

Same-state neighbors only. Oberon Township, West Antelope Township and North Viking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Aurora Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Aurora Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Aurora Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Aurora Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Anamoose (13%, 42 mi), Warwick (13%, 32 mi), Maddock (13%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Aurora 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 Aurora Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Aurora Township

Aurora Township home →

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.