Photo: Matt Zimmerman · CC BY 2.0For about half of its working residents, Carrington Township is a commute to Carrington
0% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%. Only 7% work in Carrington Township itself; outside it, Carrington draws the most (49%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 6 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Carrington Township
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Carrington Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Carrington Township to work: where people go
Where Carrington Township clocks in
49% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
84% of the jobs in Carrington Township pay over $3,333 a month
119 jobs are based in Carrington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrington Township, 2014 → 2024: 168 → 119. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Carrington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 6 minutes from Carrington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrington Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 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 Carrington Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 51% of Carrington Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington Township | – | — | — | 6 min | $156,667 |
| Carrington | 49% | B− | B+ | 11 min | $77,171 |
| Rose Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Estabrook Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Melville Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wyard Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rose Hill Township, Estabrook Township, Melville Township and Wyard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carrington. Darker towns draw more of Carrington 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 2024, 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 Carrington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carrington Township?
$156,667 (±$106,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrington Township?
12.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrington Township?
6 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 Carrington Township work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around Carrington 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 Carrington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.