Earning a living in Carpenter Township
Hardly any work in Carpenter Township; the top destination outside it is Finley (27%, 16 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Carpenter Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 people from Carpenter Township work
Where Carpenter Township clocks in
27% of workers
20% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 86% of the jobs in Carpenter Township
14 jobs are based in Carpenter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carpenter Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 14. 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 Carpenter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Carpenter Township: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carpenter Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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 Carpenter Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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 next door employ 20% of Carpenter Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carpenter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $52,143 |
| Colgate Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hope | 20% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Willow Lake Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Melrose Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellsbury Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colgate Township, Hope, Willow Lake Township, Melrose Township and Ellsbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hope. Darker towns draw more of Carpenter 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 Carpenter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carpenter Township?
$52,143 (±$48,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carpenter Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carpenter Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carpenter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (27%, 16 mi), Hope (20%, 4 mi), Buxton (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carpenter 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 Carpenter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carpenter 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.