With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Dayton Township works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). There are 12 jobs in Dayton Township, and 32 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Dayton Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (22%, 100 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Dayton Township by day
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Dayton Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Dayton Township: the destinations
Where Dayton Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Dayton Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dayton Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 12. 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 Dayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dayton Township
of Dayton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 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.
How many miles Dayton Township commutes
About 41% 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 Dayton Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | – | — | — | — | $93,462 |
| Freeborn Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Osago Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Leval Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Forde Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeborn Township, Osago Township, Leval Township and Forde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dayton 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 Dayton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dayton Township?
$93,462 (±$51,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dayton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dayton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (22%, 100 mi), Tolna (9%, 2 mi), Lakota (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dayton 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 Dayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dayton 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.