Elm Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 82% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. 3 jobs are based in Elm Township; 20 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Elm Township itself; outside it, Elgin draws the most (25%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Elm Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Elm Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Elm Township to work: where people go
Where Elm Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Elm Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Elm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elm Township
of Elm Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 82% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Elm Township
About 35% 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 Elm Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Minnie Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rock Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnie Township and Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm 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 Elm Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elm Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elm Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elgin (25%, 5 mi), Bismarck (25%, 54 mi), Carson (15%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elm 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 Elm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm 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.