Most of Dover Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Dover Township for work; outside it, Cooperstown is the main destination (27%, 17 miles). Employers in Dover Township report 5 jobs for 15 working residents. At home: 68% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Dover Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Dover Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Dover Township’s residents
Where Dover Township clocks in
27% 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.
What Dover Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Dover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dover Township
of Dover Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 68% 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.
Miles to work from Dover Township
About 47% 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.
How Dover Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | – | — | — | — | $63,625 |
| Pierce Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Bartley Township | under 7% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Corinne Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Mabel Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pierce Township, Bartley Township, Corinne Township and Mabel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dover 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 Dover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dover Township?
$63,625 (±$5,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dover Township?
5.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dover Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cooperstown (27%, 17 mi), Hannaford (13%, 10 mi), Lakota (13%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dover 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 Dover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dover 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.