For about two in five of its working residents, East Alma Township is a commute to Langdon
0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in East Alma Township itself; outside it, Langdon draws the most (40%, 19 miles). The Census job records count 5 working residents of East Alma Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of East Alma Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in East Alma Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from East Alma Township ends
Where East Alma Township clocks in
40% of workers
20% 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 East Alma Township
of East Alma Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 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.
How far East Alma Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to East Alma Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Alma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Alma Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Thingvalla Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Montrose Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Alma Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Beaulieu Township | under 20% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| South Olga Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thingvalla Township, Montrose Township, Alma Township, Beaulieu Township and South Olga Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Alma 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 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of East Alma Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 20% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in East Alma Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in East Alma Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Alma Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around East Alma 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 East Alma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Alma Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.