With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Colville Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Colville Township itself; outside it, Kenmare draws the most (13%, 29 miles). Colville Township has 4 jobs; 31 of its residents have a job. For 17% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Colville Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Colville 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.
The places Colville Township commutes to
Where Colville Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Colville Township: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colville Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Colville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Colville Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colville Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Colville Township
About 37% 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.
Colville Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colville Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $98,125 |
| Cleary Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garness Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Powers Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Battleview Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleary Township, Garness Township, Powers Lake Township and Battleview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colville 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 Colville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colville Township?
$98,125 (±$29,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colville Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colville Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenmare (13%, 29 mi), Powers Lake (13%, 3 mi), Crosby (10%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colville 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 Colville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colville 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.