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Jobs & commute in Carlisle Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Carlisle Township works elsewhere

The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Employers in Carlisle Township report 11 jobs; 42 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Carlisle Township; the top destination outside it is Pembina (19%, 12 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of Carlisle Township on a workday

On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

42live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night96
Workday65
96live here− 42head out to work+ 11come in to work= 65on a workday

About 65 people are in Carlisle Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs 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

Commuting out of Carlisle Township: the destinations

Kennedy: 1 residents work here (2%)Hallock: 1 residents work here (2%)Willmar: 1 residents work here (2%)NecheForest RiverCrystalDrayton: 2 residents work here (5%)CavalierPembina: 8 residents work here (19%)WalhallaSt. ThomasGrafton: 4 residents work here (10%)Jamestown: 2 residents work here (5%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (7%)Neche TownshipDrayton TownshipJoliette TownshipCarlisle TownshipCavalier Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Hamilton TownshipSt. Andrews Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Bathgate TownshipFerry TownshipPembinaGraftonGrand ForksDraytonJamestownCavalier TownshipCarlisle Township
1
Pembina12.4 mi away
19%8
2
Grafton27 mi away
10%4
3
Grand Forks62.4 mi away
7%3
4
Drayton18.6 mi away
5%2
5
Jamestown145 mi away
5%2
6
Cavalier Township13.8 mi away
5%2
75%2
8
Kennedy, MN23.3 mi away
2%1
9
Hallock, MN19.2 mi away
2%1
10
Willmar, MN276.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%16
The top trips

Where Carlisle 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

Carlisle Township works in goods: 64% of its jobs

Jobs based in Carlisle TownshipJobs Carlisle Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms64%36%
Trade, transport & utilities18%31%
Services: health, schools, offices18%33%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%24%
Over $3,333 a month45%62%

Who does it

29 or younger18%17%
30 to 5455%60%
55 and older27%24%
−70%

Jobs based in Carlisle Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 11. 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 Carlisle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Carlisle Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
182 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Carlisle Township24 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Carlisle Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 62 commuters (the 11% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Carlisle Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPembina: 19% · 12.4 miGrafton: 10% · 27 miGrand Forks: 7% · 62.4 miDrayton: 5% · 18.6 miJamestown: 5% · 145 miCavalier Township: 5% · 13.8 miSt. Andrews Township: 5% · 22.7 miKennedy: 2% · 23.3 miHallock: 2% · 19.2 miWillmar: 2% · 276.6 miPembina 19%Grafton 10%Grand Forks 7%Drayton 5%Jamestown 5%Carlisle Township
Carlisle TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi5 residents
45%10–24 mi19 residents
10%25–50 mi4 residents
33%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 33% 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

Around Carlisle Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownCarlisle Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Carlisle Township–——24 min$205,625
Joliette Townshipunder 3%————
Bathgate Townshipunder 3%————
Hamilton Townshipunder 3%————
Neche Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Joliette Township, Bathgate Township, Hamilton Township and Neche Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Carlisle 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 Carlisle Township: questions

What is the median household income in Carlisle Township?

$205,625 (±$146,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Carlisle Township?

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

How long is the commute from Carlisle Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Carlisle Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pembina (19%, 12 mi), Grafton (10%, 27 mi), Grand Forks (7%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Carlisle 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.