Devils Lake draws about two in five of Dry Lake Township’s working residents
The Census job records count 12 working residents of Dry Lake Township and no jobs based in it. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Dry Lake Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (42%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Dry Lake Township
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Dry Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
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.
Where Dry Lake Township goes to work
Where Dry Lake Township clocks in
42% of workers
8% 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.
Working from home in Dry Lake Township
of Dry Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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.
Miles to work from Dry Lake Township
About 50% 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.
Dry Lake Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dry Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Freshwater Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Coulee Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Harbor Township | under 9% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| De Groat Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freshwater Township, Coulee Township, Grand Harbor Township and De Groat Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dry Lake 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 Dry Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dry Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dry Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Dry Lake 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 Dry Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dry Lake 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.