Jobs and the daily commute in Chain Lakes Township
Chain Lakes Township has 4 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Chain Lakes Township for work; outside it, Lakota is the main destination (25%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Chain Lakes Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Chain Lakes Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Chain Lakes Township ends
Where Chain Lakes Township clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
25% 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.
Working from home in Chain Lakes Township
of Chain Lakes 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Chain Lakes Township
About 50% 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.
How Chain Lakes Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chain Lakes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Lakes Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| De Groat Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Coulee Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Maza Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Irvine Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Groat Township, Coulee Township, Maza Township and Irvine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chain Lakes 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 Chain Lakes Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chain Lakes Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chain Lakes Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakota (25%, 41 mi), Langdon (25%, 46 mi), Bismarck (25%, 129 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chain Lakes 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 Chain Lakes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chain Lakes 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.