Most of Dalen Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 20 jobs in Dalen Township, against 42 working residents. Hardly any work in Dalen Township; the top destination outside it is Bottineau (36%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dalen Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 88 people are in Dalen Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 towns that employ Dalen Township’s residents
Where Dalen Township clocks in
36% of workers
5% 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.
Dalen Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dalen Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 20. 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 Dalen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dalen Township
of Dalen Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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.
Half of Dalen Township commutes less than 34 miles
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 Dalen Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pickering Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dalen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalen Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Roland Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pickering Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Haram Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roland Township, Pickering Township and Haram Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dalen 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 Dalen Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dalen Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dalen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bottineau (36%, 8 mi), Minot (7%, 60 mi), Williston (5%, 153 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dalen 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 Dalen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dalen 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.