About half of Elm Grove Township’s working residents commute to Grand Forks
Hardly any stay in Elm Grove Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (46%, 28 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Employers in Elm Grove Township report 58 jobs for 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Elm Grove Township
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Elm Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
2.2 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.
The towns that send workers to Elm Grove Township
Where Elm Grove Township clocks in
46% of workers
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Elm Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 58. 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 Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elm Grove Township
of Elm Grove Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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 it is to work from Elm Grove Township
About 19% 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.
Around Elm Grove Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Larimore Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Grove Township | – | — | — | — | $212,292 |
| Hegton Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Niagara Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Agnes Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Larimore Township | 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Arvilla Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hegton Township, Niagara Township, Agnes Township, Larimore Township and Arvilla Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm Grove 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elm Grove Township?
$212,292 (±$95,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elm Grove Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elm Grove Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Elm Grove 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 Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm Grove 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.