Eldorado Township has 7.7 jobs for every working resident: 370 people commute in to work
Only 2% work in Eldorado Township itself; outside it, Mayville draws the most (19%, 15 miles). 371 jobs are based in Eldorado Township; 48 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Eldorado Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 47 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 440 people are in Eldorado Township on a workday afternoon, 286% more 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.
The daily trip into Eldorado Township
Where Eldorado Township clocks in
19% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
In Eldorado Township, 70% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eldorado Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 371. 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 Eldorado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Eldorado Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eldorado Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 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 Eldorado Township
About 26% 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.
Work next door: 21% of Eldorado Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hillsboro (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eldorado Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $180,313 |
| Hillsboro Township | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Hillsboro | 17% | B− | A− | 15 min | $81,483 |
| Ervin Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Caledonia Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hillsboro Township, Ervin Township, Norway Township and Caledonia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eldorado 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 Eldorado Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eldorado Township?
$180,313 (±$95,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eldorado Township?
5.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eldorado Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eldorado Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mayville (19%, 15 mi), Hillsboro (17%, 5 mi), Grand Forks (10%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eldorado 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 Eldorado Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eldorado 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.