Elm Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Elm Township report 2 jobs; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Elm Township; the top destination outside it is Kulm (7%, 25 miles). For 44% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Elm Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Elm Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where Elm Township goes to work
Where Elm Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Elm Township works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 33 commuters (the 44% 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.
The commute from Elm Township, by distance
About 38% 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 Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lorraine Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Albion Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellendale Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lorraine Township, Albion Township and Ellendale 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?
65.2%, 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 Kulm (7%, 25 mi), Monango (7%, 14 mi), Ellendale (7%, 9 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.