With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Elma Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Elma Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (15%, 62 miles). Elma Township has 1 jobs for 40 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Elma Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Elma Township on a workday afternoon, 53% 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.
The places Elma Township commutes to
Where Elma Township clocks in
15% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Elma Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elma Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Elma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elma Township
of Elma Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 2% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Elma 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.
10% of Elma Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elma Township | – | — | — | — | $210,486 |
| Greendale Township | 10% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Duerr Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Brightwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Waldo Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greendale Township, Duerr Township, Brightwood Township and Waldo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greendale Township. Darker towns draw more of Elma 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 Elma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elma Township?
$210,486 (±$60,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elma Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elma Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (15%, 62 mi), Lidgerwood (13%, 10 mi), Greendale Township (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elma 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 Elma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elma 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.