Most of Debing Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Debing Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (24%, 12 miles). Debing Township has 4 jobs for 29 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Debing Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Debing Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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 Debing Township’s residents
Where Debing Township clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Debing Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Debing Township, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 4. 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 Debing Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Debing Township
of Debing Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
Where in the region Debing Township works
About 31% 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 Debing Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Debing Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debing Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rat Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Manitou Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Alger Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rat Lake Township, Manitou Township and Alger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Debing 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 Debing Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Debing Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Debing Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (24%, 12 mi), Hettinger (7%, 154 mi), Dickinson (7%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Debing 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 Debing Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Debing 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.