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Jobs & commute in Elysian Township

Work means Bottineau for more than half of Elysian Township’s working residents

Home is the office for 15% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Elysian Township itself; outside it, Bottineau draws the most (56%, 13 miles). Elysian Township has 2 jobs, against 16 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Elysian Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

16live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night48
Workday34
48live here− 16head out to work+ 2come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Elysian Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 commute map

The places Elysian Township commutes to

Bottineau: 9 residents work here (56%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (6%)Mandan: 1 residents work here (6%)Minot: 1 residents work here (6%)Mouse River TownshipMount Rose TownshipElysian TownshipOak Creek TownshipOstby Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Pickering Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Elgin Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Stone Creek TownshipBelcourt: 1 residents work here (6%)BottineauRugbyMandanMinotOstby TownshipPickering TownshipElysian Township
1
Bottineau12.7 mi away
56%9
2
Rugby34.6 mi away
6%1
3
Mandan127.8 mi away
6%1
4
Minot43.4 mi away
6%1
5
Ostby Township12.5 mi away
6%1
6
Pickering Township13.4 mi away
6%1
7
Elgin Township99.2 mi away
6%1
8
Belcourt40.4 mi away
6%1
The top trips

Where Elysian Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 50% of Elysian Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Elysian TownshipJobs Elysian Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%0%
Trade, transport & utilities50%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%81%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%69%

Who does it

29 or younger50%6%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older0%44%

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 Elysian Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Elysian Township

Working from home
15%

of Elysian Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Elysian Township gets to work
77%Drive alone
23%Carpool

Share of the 22 commuters (the 15% 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

Where in the region Elysian Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBottineau: 56% · 12.7 miRugby: 6% · 34.6 miMandan: 6% · 127.8 miMinot: 6% · 43.4 miOstby Township: 6% · 12.5 miPickering Township: 6% · 13.4 miElgin Township: 6% · 99.2 miBelcourt: 6% · 40.4 miBottineau 56%Rugby 6%Mandan 6%Minot 6%Ostby Township 6%Elysian Township
Elysian TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
69%10–24 mi11 residents
19%25–50 mi3 residents
13%Over 50 mi2 residents

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

Elysian Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownElysian Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Elysian Township–———$100,833
Oak Creek Townshipunder 7%————
Stone Creek Townshipunder 7%————
Mouse River Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Oak Creek Township, Stone Creek Township and Mouse River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Elysian Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Elysian Township: questions

What is the median household income in Elysian Township?

$100,833 (±$70,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Elysian Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Elysian Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Elysian 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 Elysian Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Elysian Township

Elysian Township home →

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.