With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Eden Township works elsewhere
Eden Township has 8 jobs; 21 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Eden Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (29%, 18 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Eden Township
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Eden Township: the destinations
Where Eden Township clocks in
29% of workers
19% of workers
14% 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.
Eden Township works in goods: 88% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eden Township
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Eden Township
About 24% 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.
Around Eden Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | — | — | — | $246,500 |
| Medford Township | under 5% | — | — | 63 min | — |
| Ops Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Inkster Township | under 5% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Rushford Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Medford Township, Ops Township, Inkster Township and Rushford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eden Township?
$246,500 (±$1,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (29%, 18 mi), Fargo (19%, 103 mi), Park River (14%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eden 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 Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.