There are 2.5 jobs in Elgin Township for every working resident, and 102 people commute in
The average commute takes 8 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). There are 103 jobs in Elgin Township, against 42 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Elgin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 41 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 240 people are in Elgin Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Elgin Township: where workers come from
Where Elgin Township clocks in
24% 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.
Jobs in Elgin Township: what the 103 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elgin Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 103. 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 Elgin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Elgin Township: about 8 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elgin Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 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.
Elgin Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 43% 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: 24% of Elgin Township’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elgin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Township | – | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Langdon | 24% | C− | B | 14 min | $64,286 |
| Manilla Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Langdon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manilla Township, Waterloo Township and Langdon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Langdon. Darker towns draw more of Elgin 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 Elgin Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elgin Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elgin Township?
8 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 Elgin Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Langdon (24%, 2 mi), Munich (7%, 20 mi), Fargo (7%, 150 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elgin 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 Elgin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elgin 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.