Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Courtenay Township
Courtenay Township has 11 jobs for 14 working residents. 50% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Courtenay Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (36%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Courtenay Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Courtenay Township: the destinations
Where Courtenay Township clocks in
36% of workers
21% of workers
7% 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.
82% of the jobs in Courtenay Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Courtenay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Courtenay Township
of Courtenay Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 commuters (the 50% 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 Courtenay Township
About 36% 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.
Around Courtenay Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Courtenay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtenay Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Durham Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Corinne Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Pierce Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Gray Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Durham Township, Corinne Township, Pierce Township and Gray Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Courtenay 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 Courtenay Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Courtenay Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Courtenay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (36%, 21 mi), Fargo (21%, 83 mi), Cooperstown (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Courtenay 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 Courtenay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Courtenay 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.