Work means Crosby for more than half of Border Township’s working residents
There are 6 jobs in Border Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Border Township itself; outside it, Crosby draws the most (57%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Border Township by day and by night
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Border Township: the destinations
Where Border Township clocks in
57% of workers
14% 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.
Border Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Border Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Border Township
of Border Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 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.
The commute from Border Township, by distance
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.
The towns around Border Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Border Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Upland Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Harmonious Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Stoneview Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Coalfield Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Upland Township, Harmonious Township, Stoneview Township and Coalfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Border 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 Border Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Border Township?
54.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Border Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Border 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 Border Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Border 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.