Elden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 4 jobs in Elden Township, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Elden Township; the top destination outside it is Ellendale (21%, 5 miles). 0% of workers work from 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 Elden Township
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Elden Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where Elden Township goes to work
Where Elden Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Elden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Elden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elden Township
of Elden Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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 Elden Township
About 31% 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.
The towns around Elden Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Keystone Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellendale Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Albion Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kentner Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Maple Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keystone Township, Ellendale Township, Albion Township, Kentner Township and Maple Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elden 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 Elden Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elden Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elden Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellendale (21%, 5 mi), Fargo (7%, 99 mi), Aberdeen (7%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elden 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 Elden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elden 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.