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Jobs & commute in Denmark Township

Denmark Township has 3.6 jobs for every working resident: 132 people commute in to work

Only 3% work in Denmark Township; the top destination outside it is Kenmare (32%, 6 miles). Denmark Township has 133 jobs, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Denmark Township by day and by night

On a workday 36 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

36live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
132work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night66
Workday160
66live here− 36head out to work+ 130come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Denmark Township on a workday afternoon, 145% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
3.59jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Denmark Township’s workers come from

Billings: 9 workers live here (7%)Glenburn: 3 workers live here (2%)Donnybrook: 3 workers live here (2%)MaddockMohall: 2 workers live here (2%)Kenmare: 4 workers live here (3%)GarrisonPowers Lake: 2 workers live here (2%)TiogaParshallDevils LakeWatford City: 4 workers live here (3%)Dickinson: 3 workers live here (2%)Williston: 21 workers live here (16%)BismarckMinot: 25 workers live here (19%)FargoFairbanks TownshipBowbells TownshipLakeview TownshipKenmare TownshipDenmark TownshipElmdale TownshipMinotWillistonBillingsKenmareWatford CityGlenburnDenmark Township
1
Minot51.3 mi away
19%25
2
Williston82 mi away
16%21
3
Billings, MT366.2 mi away
7%9
4
Kenmare5.8 mi away
3%4
5
Watford City85.6 mi away
3%4
6
Glenburn42.5 mi away
2%3
7
Donnybrook19.2 mi away
2%3
8
Dickinson133 mi away
2%3
9
Mohall25.5 mi away
2%2
10
Powers Lake29.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%57
The top trips

Where Denmark Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

84% of the jobs in Denmark Township make or build things

Jobs based in Denmark TownshipJobs Denmark Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms84%11%
Trade, transport & utilities16%30%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less3%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%14%
Over $3,333 a month86%65%

Who does it

29 or younger39%8%
30 to 5452%46%
55 and older9%46%

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 Denmark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Denmark Township

Working from home
0%

of Denmark Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Denmark Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 10 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 far

How many miles Denmark Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKenmare: 32% · 5.8 miMinot: 16% · 51.3 miBismarck: 8% · 147.3 miFargo: 8% · 276.3 miTioga: 5% · 46.9 miKenmare Township: 5% · 5.7 miMaddock: 3% · 129.2 miGarrison: 3% · 82 miParshall: 3% · 55.1 miDevils Lake: 3% · 153.3 miKenmare 32%Minot 16%Bismarck 8%Fargo 8%Tioga 5%Denmark Township
Denmark TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi15 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
11%25–50 mi4 residents
49%Over 50 mi18 residents

About 49% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Denmark Township

The biggest share goes to Kenmare Township (5%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownDenmark Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Denmark Township–————
Fairbanks Townshipunder 3%————
Kenmare Township5%——8 min—
Elmdale Townshipunder 3%————
Lakeview Townshipunder 3%————
Bowbells Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Fairbanks Township, Kenmare Township, Elmdale Township, Lakeview Township and Bowbells Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Denmark Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Denmark Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Denmark Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Denmark Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenmare (32%, 6 mi), Minot (16%, 51 mi), Bismarck (8%, 147 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Denmark 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 Denmark Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Denmark Township

Denmark Township home →

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.