Work means Crosby for about half of Elkhorn Township’s working residents
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in Elkhorn Township itself; outside it, Crosby draws the most (50%, 30 miles). There are 4 jobs in Elkhorn Township; 2 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Elkhorn Township
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Elkhorn Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
2.0 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.
Where Elkhorn Township’s workers come from
Where Elkhorn Township clocks in
50% of workers
50% 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.
Most jobs in Elkhorn Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkhorn Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Elkhorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elkhorn Township
of Elkhorn Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
Half of Elkhorn Township commutes less than 29 miles
About 50% 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 in the towns next to Elkhorn Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkhorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| De Witt Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Westby Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township and Westby Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elkhorn Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elkhorn Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkhorn 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.