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Jobs & commute in Dresden Township

Work means Langdon for about two in five of Dresden Township’s working residents

No jobs are based in Dresden Township in the Census job records; 12 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Dresden Township for work; outside it, Langdon is the main destination (42%, 15 miles). 13% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Dresden Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night27
Workday15
27live here− 12head out to work+ 0come in to work= 15on a workday

About 15 people are in Dresden Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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

Commuting out of Dresden Township: the destinations

WalesCrystal: 1 residents work here (8%)Langdon: 5 residents work here (42%)Harvey: 1 residents work here (8%)Grafton: 1 residents work here (8%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (8%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Henderson Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Mount Carmel TownshipOsnabrock Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Dresden TownshipLangdonCrystalHarveyGraftonBismarckGrand ForksDresden Township
1
Langdon15 mi away
42%5
2
Crystal46.5 mi away
8%1
3
Harvey103.1 mi away
8%1
4
Grafton63.6 mi away
8%1
5
Bismarck180 mi away
8%1
6
Grand Forks97.5 mi away
8%1
7
Henderson Township21.4 mi away
8%1
8
Osnabrock Township27.9 mi away
8%1
The top trips

Where Dresden 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Dresden Township

Working from home
13%

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

About 1 in 10
How Dresden Township gets to work
26%Drive alone
74%Carpool

Share of the 39 commuters (the 13% 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 far Dresden Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLangdon: 42% · 15 miCrystal: 8% · 46.5 miHarvey: 8% · 103.1 miGrafton: 8% · 63.6 miBismarck: 8% · 180 miGrand Forks: 8% · 97.5 miHenderson Township: 8% · 21.4 miOsnabrock Township: 8% · 27.9 miLangdon 42%Crystal 8%Harvey 8%Grafton 8%Bismarck 8%Dresden Township
Dresden TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
42%10–24 mi5 residents
25%25–50 mi3 residents
33%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 33% 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 Dresden Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownDresden Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Dresden Township–————
Walesunder 9%————
Mount Carmel Townshipunder 9%————

Same-state neighbors only. Wales and Mount Carmel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Dresden 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 Dresden Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Dresden Township?

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

Where do people who live in Dresden Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Dresden Township

Dresden 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.