Brandon Township draws 31 commuters a day, with 1.8 jobs for every working resident
32 jobs are based in Brandon Township, and 18 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Brandon Township itself; outside it, Glenburn draws the most (17%, 23 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Brandon Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 79 people are in Brandon Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more 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 Brandon Township’s workers come from
Where Brandon Township clocks in
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Brandon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandon Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 32. 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 Brandon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brandon Township
of Brandon Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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 many miles Brandon Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Brandon Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mohall | 11% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Hamlet Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Hurley Township | under 6% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mohall, Hamlet Township and Hurley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mohall. Darker towns draw more of Brandon 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 Brandon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brandon Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brandon Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenburn (17%, 23 mi), Mohall (11%, 3 mi), Berthold (11%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brandon 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 Brandon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandon 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.