Photo: {{{1}}} · CC BY-SA 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Cathay Township
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in Cathay Township itself; outside it, Fessenden draws the most (36%, 11 miles). There are 7 jobs in Cathay Township, and 11 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cathay Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Cathay Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 places Cathay Township commutes to
Where Cathay Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Cathay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cathay Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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 Cathay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cathay Township
of Cathay Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Cathay Township
About 18% 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.
Cathay Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cathay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Township | – | — | — | — | $131,250 |
| Woodward Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| South Cottonwood Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Sykeston Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Germantown Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodward Township, South Cottonwood Township, Sykeston Township and Germantown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cathay 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 Cathay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cathay Township?
$131,250 (±$40,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cathay Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cathay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fessenden (36%, 11 mi), Harvey (9%, 28 mi), Carrington (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cathay 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 Cathay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cathay 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.