Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Drayton Township draws 132 commuters a day, with 6.6 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Drayton Township itself; outside it, Grafton draws the most (25%, 15 miles). 132 jobs are based in Drayton Township for 20 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Drayton Township
On a workday 20 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 140 people are in Drayton Township on a workday afternoon, 431% more 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 Drayton Township’s workforce comes from
Where Drayton Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Drayton Township: what the 132 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drayton Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 132. 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 Drayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Drayton Township
About 15% 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.
10% of Drayton Township works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. Andrews Township | 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Midland Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Andrews Township, Lincoln Township and Midland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Andrews Township. Darker towns draw more of Drayton 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 Drayton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Drayton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Drayton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (25%, 15 mi), Drayton (15%, 3 mi), Fargo (10%, 121 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Drayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drayton 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.