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Jobs & commute in Austin Township

For about half of its working residents, Austin Township is a commute to Stanley

Hardly any stay in Austin Township for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (47%, 14 miles). The Census job records count 15 working residents of Austin Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

Who works in Austin Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night16
Workday1
16live here− 15head out to work+ 0come in to work= 1on a workday

About 1 people are in Austin Township on a workday afternoon, 94% 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

Where the trip to work from Austin Township ends

Hettinger: 1 residents work here (7%)Stanley: 7 residents work here (47%)Minot: 1 residents work here (7%)Williston Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Ross Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Wayzetta TownshipSikes TownshipShell Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Oakland TownshipCrane Creek TownshipHarrison Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Blooming Prairie Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Austin TownshipPurcell Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Burke TownshipStanleyHettingerMinotWilliston TownshipRoss TownshipShell TownshipAustin Township
1
Stanley13.7 mi away
47%7
2
Hettinger149.5 mi away
7%1
3
Minot44.4 mi away
7%1
4
Williston Township67.6 mi away
7%1
5
Ross Township17.5 mi away
7%1
6
Shell Township8.2 mi away
7%1
7
Harrison Township40.5 mi away
7%1
9
Purcell Township8.7 mi away
7%1
The top trips

Where Austin 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.

How far

Austin Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miStanley: 47% · 13.7 miHettinger: 7% · 149.5 miMinot: 7% · 44.4 miWilliston Township: 7% · 67.6 miRoss Township: 7% · 17.5 miShell Township: 7% · 8.2 miHarrison Township: 7% · 40.5 miBlooming Prairie Township: 7% · 76.5 miPurcell Township: 7% · 8.7 miStanley 47%Hettinger 7%Minot 7%Williston Township 7%Ross Township 7%Austin Township
Austin TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
47%Under 10 mi7 residents
20%10–24 mi3 residents
13%25–50 mi2 residents
20%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 20% 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

Work in the towns next to Austin Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownAustin Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Austin Township–————
Oakland Townshipunder 7%————
Wayzetta Townshipunder 7%————
Sikes Townshipunder 7%————
Burke Townshipunder 7%————
Crane Creek Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Oakland Township, Wayzetta Township, Sikes Township, Burke Township and Crane Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Austin 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 Austin Township: questions

Where do people who live in Austin Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Austin Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Austin Township

Austin 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.