Brown Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Brown Township has 7 jobs, against 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Brown Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (29%, 25 miles). For 50% 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
Brown Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Brown Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Brown Township to work: where people go
Where Brown Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Brown Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brown Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 7. 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 Brown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brown Township
of Brown Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 50% 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.
Where in the region Brown Township works
About 26% 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.
The towns around Brown Township
The biggest share goes to Voltaire (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Brillian Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Lebanon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bjornson Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Velva Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Voltaire | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Greely Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brillian Township, Lebanon Township, Bjornson Township, Velva Township, Voltaire and Greely Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brown 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 Brown Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brown Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brown Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (29%, 25 mi), Velva (16%, 6 mi), Harvey (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brown 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 Brown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brown 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.