Most of Columbia Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Columbia Township report 5 jobs; 17 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Columbia Township for work; outside it, New Rockford is the main destination (35%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Columbia Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Columbia Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
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 Columbia Township’s working residents head each day
Where Columbia Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Columbia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Columbia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Columbia Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 29% 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 around Columbia Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Prairie Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Tiffany Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Larrabee Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Washington Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Prairie Township, Tiffany Township, Cherry Lake Township, Larrabee Township and Lake Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Columbia 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 Columbia Township: questions
Where do people who live in Columbia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Rockford (35%, 16 mi), Larimore (6%, 58 mi), Lakota (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Columbia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbia 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.