Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Earning a living in Eldridge Township
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Eldridge Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (33%, 9 miles). 40 jobs are based in Eldridge Township, and 57 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Eldridge Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Eldridge Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
The places Eldridge Township commutes to
Where Eldridge Township clocks in
33% of workers
9% 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.
98% of the jobs in Eldridge Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eldridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 40. 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 Eldridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eldridge Township
of Eldridge Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 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.
The commute from Eldridge Township, by distance
About 32% 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 Eldridge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eldridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldridge Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Midway Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lippert Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hidden Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Buchanan Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Windsor Township, Midway Township, Lippert Township, Hidden Township and Buchanan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eldridge 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 Eldridge Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Eldridge Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eldridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (33%, 9 mi), Fried Township (11%, 12 mi), Fargo (9%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eldridge 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 Eldridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eldridge 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.