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Jobs & commute in Elling Township

For about two in five of its working residents, Elling Township is a commute to Rugby

The Census job records count 14 working residents of Elling Township and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Elling Township; the top destination outside it is Rugby (43%, 21 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Elling Township by day and by night

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night39
Workday25
39live here− 14head out to work+ 0come in to work= 25on a workday

About 25 people are in Elling Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Elling Township ends

Makoti: 1 residents work here (7%)Rugby: 6 residents work here (43%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (7%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (7%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (7%)Aberdeen: 1 residents work here (7%)Round Lake TownshipAlexanter Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Elling TownshipRugbyMakotiDevils LakeGrand ForksFargoAberdeenElling Township
1
Rugby21.4 mi away
43%6
2
Makoti76.7 mi away
7%1
3
Devils Lake59 mi away
7%1
4
Grand Forks142.1 mi away
7%1
5
Fargo176.3 mi away
7%1
6
Aberdeen, SD197.2 mi away
7%1
7
Alexanter Township14.6 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%2
The top trips

Where Elling Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Elling Township

Working from home
0%

of Elling Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Elling Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 7 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.

How far

Where in the region Elling Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRugby: 43% · 21.4 miMakoti: 7% · 76.7 miDevils Lake: 7% · 59 miGrand Forks: 7% · 142.1 miFargo: 7% · 176.3 miAberdeen: 7% · 197.2 miAlexanter Township: 7% · 14.6 miRugby 43%Makoti 7%Devils Lake 7%Grand Forks 7%Fargo 7%Elling Township
Elling TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
64%10–24 mi9 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
36%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 36% 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.

Next door

Around Elling Township: the bordering towns

Round Lake Township: few work hereRound Lake TownshipElling Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownElling Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Elling Township–————
Round Lake Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Round Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Elling Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Elling Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Elling Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Elling Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Elling 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 Elling Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Elling Township

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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.