With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dows Township works elsewhere
2 jobs are based in Dows Township, against 19 working residents. Hardly any work in Dows Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (42%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dows Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Dows Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 places Dows Township commutes to
Where Dows Township clocks in
42% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
50% of the jobs in Dows Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dows Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 2. 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 Dows Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Dows Township
About 21% 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 to Dows Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dows Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dows Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Page Township | under 6% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hunter Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Erie Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Galesburg Township | under 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Page Township, Hunter Township, Erie Township and Galesburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dows 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 Dows Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dows Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dows Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (42%, 35 mi), Ulen (5%, 54 mi), Arthur (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dows Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dows 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.