Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 4.6 jobs in Cando Township for every working resident, and 139 people commute in
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Employers in Cando Township report 143 jobs; 31 of its residents have a job. About one in seven work in Cando Township itself; outside it, Cando draws the most (26%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Cando Township
On a workday 27 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 210 people are in Cando Township on a workday afternoon, 112% more than live here.
4.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Cando Township
Where Cando Township clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Cando Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cando Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 143. 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 Cando Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cando Township
of Cando Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cando Township
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 Cando Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cando Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cando Township | – | — | — | — | $115,889 |
| Paulson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Olson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Maza Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bethel Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paulson Township, Olson Township, Maza Township and Bethel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cando 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 Cando Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cando Township?
$115,889 (±$23,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cando Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cando Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cando (26%, 2 mi), Devils Lake (6%, 31 mi), Fargo (6%, 157 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cando Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cando Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cando 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.