With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Cuba Township works elsewhere
Employers in Cuba Township report 7 jobs for 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Cuba Township; the top destination outside it is Valley City (30%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 15% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cuba Township
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Cuba 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 Cuba Township commutes to
Where Cuba Township clocks in
30% of workers
13% 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 Cuba Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cuba Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 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 Cuba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cuba Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cuba Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cuba Township
About 47% 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.
Cuba Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cuba Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $98,929 |
| Norma Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Springvale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Alta Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Marsh Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Norma Township, Springvale Township, Alta Township and Marsh Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cuba 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 Cuba Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cuba Township?
$98,929 (±$12,776) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cuba Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cuba Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cuba Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (30%, 8 mi), Fargo (13%, 49 mi), Battle Lake (3%, 109 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cuba 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 Cuba Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cuba 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.