Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Balfour Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any stay in Balfour Township for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (33%, 40 miles). Home is the office for 33% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. No jobs are based in Balfour Township in the Census job records; 15 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Balfour Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Balfour Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
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.
Where Balfour Township’s working residents head each day
Where Balfour Township clocks in
13% 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.
Working from home in Balfour Township
of Balfour Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 33% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Balfour Township
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 to Balfour Township
The biggest share goes to Land Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balfour Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Land Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Strege Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake George Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Odin Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Land Township, Strege Township, Lake George Township and Odin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Balfour 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 Balfour Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Balfour Township?
9.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Balfour Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (33%, 40 mi), Velva (13%, 20 mi), Turtle Lake (7%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Balfour 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 Balfour Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Balfour 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.