Dexter Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Dexter Township; the top destination outside it is Hankinson (19%, 14 miles). 3 jobs are based in Dexter Township for 31 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Dexter Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Dexter Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where the trip to work from Dexter Township ends
Where Dexter Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Dexter Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dexter Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Dexter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dexter Township
of Dexter Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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 Dexter Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 16% 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.
Dexter Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dexter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Township | – | — | — | — | $100,357 |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Herman Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wyndmere Township | under 4% | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Liberty Grove Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Herman Township, Wyndmere Township and Liberty Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dexter 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 Dexter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dexter Township?
$100,357 (±$77,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dexter Township?
9.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dexter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hankinson (19%, 14 mi), Lidgerwood (16%, 5 mi), Fargo (13%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dexter 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 Dexter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dexter 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.