Baden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 6 jobs in Baden Township; 26 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Baden Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (27%, 43 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Baden Township by day and by night
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Baden Township on a workday afternoon, 54% 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 people from Baden Township work
Where Baden 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.
67% of the jobs in Baden Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baden Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 6. 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 Baden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Baden Township
of Baden Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Baden Township goes to work
About 23% 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.
Around Baden Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenbush Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kenmare Township | 8% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Lowland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Sauk Prairie Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spencer Township, Greenbush Township, Kenmare Township, Lowland Township and Sauk Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kenmare Township. Darker towns draw more of Baden 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 Baden Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Baden Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Baden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (27%, 43 mi), Kenmare (19%, 6 mi), Kenmare Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baden 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.