Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Elliott Township
18 jobs are based in Elliott Township, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Elliott Township itself; outside it, Lisbon draws the most (26%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Elliott Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
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 Elliott Township goes to work
Where Elliott Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 83% of Elliott Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elliott Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 18. 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 Elliott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elliott Township
of Elliott Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
Elliott Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Next door to Elliott Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elliott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Island Park Township | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Springer Township | under 5% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hanson Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Alleghany Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Island Park Township, Springer Township, Hanson Township and Alleghany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elliott 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 Elliott Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elliott Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elliott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lisbon (26%, 8 mi), Gwinner (22%, 16 mi), West Fargo (13%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elliott 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 Elliott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elliott 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.