Jobs, income and commuting in Dash Township, ND
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dash Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Dash Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in Devils Lake
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Dash Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Working from home in Dash Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Dash Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Half of Dash Township commutes less than 30 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 40% 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.
Dash Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Dash Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dash Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sarles | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Smith Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Cypress Township | under 10% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Lansing Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sarles, Smith Township, Cypress Township and Lansing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Dash Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dash Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dash Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (20%, 58 mi), Cando Township (20%, 30 mi), New City Township (20%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dash 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 Dash Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dash 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.