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Jobs & commute in Brander Township

Brander Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. 4 jobs are based in Brander Township for 14 working residents.

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

Day and night

A workday in Brander Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night44
Workday34
44live here− 14head out to work+ 4come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Brander Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

14% of working residents work in Minot

Tolley: 1 residents work here (7%)NewburgLansford: 1 residents work here (7%)Westhope: 1 residents work here (7%)Willow CityWilton: 1 residents work here (7%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (7%)New Town: 1 residents work here (7%)Minot: 2 residents work here (14%)Lansford Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Sergius Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Hastings Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Kane TownshipBrander TownshipMinotTolleyLansfordWesthopeWiltonRugbyBrander Township
1
Minot37.7 mi away
14%2
2
Tolley36.5 mi away
7%1
3
Lansford18.2 mi away
7%1
4
Westhope10.7 mi away
7%1
5
Wilton111 mi away
7%1
6
Rugby54.5 mi away
7%1
7
New Town85.5 mi away
7%1
8
Lansford Township19.9 mi away
7%1
9
Sergius Township6.1 mi away
7%1
107%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%3
The top trips

Where Brander 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Brander Township make or build things

Jobs based in Brander TownshipJobs Brander Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%29%
Over $3,333 a month50%43%

Who does it

29 or younger0%14%
30 to 5425%57%
55 and older75%29%

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 Brander Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Brander Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Brander Township gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Walk

Share of the 30 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

The distance from Brander Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 14% · 37.7 miTolley: 7% · 36.5 miLansford: 7% · 18.2 miWesthope: 7% · 10.7 miWilton: 7% · 111 miRugby: 7% · 54.5 miNew Town: 7% · 85.5 miLansford Township: 7% · 19.9 miSergius Township: 7% · 6.1 miHastings Township: 7% · 7 miMinot 14%Tolley 7%Lansford 7%Westhope 7%Wilton 7%Brander Township
Brander TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi2 residents
21%10–24 mi3 residents
21%25–50 mi3 residents
43%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 43% 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 next door: 14% of Brander Township’s workers

The biggest share goes to Sergius Township (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownBrander Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Brander Township–———$198,594
Kane Townshipunder 8%——10 min—
Sergius Township7%————
Hastings Township7%——37 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Kane Township, Sergius Township and Hastings Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Brander 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 Brander Township: questions

What is the median household income in Brander Township?

$198,594 (±$753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brander Township?

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

Where do people who live in Brander Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (14%, 38 mi), Tolley (7%, 36 mi), Lansford (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Brander Township

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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.