Most of Estherville Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 38% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. There are 2 jobs in Estherville Township, against 21 working residents. Hardly any stay in Estherville Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (38%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Estherville Township by day and by night
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Estherville Township on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 towns that employ Estherville Township’s residents
Where Estherville Township clocks in
38% 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.
What Estherville Township’s employers do
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 Estherville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Estherville Township
of Estherville Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 38% 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 Estherville Township
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.
Next door to Estherville Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Estherville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Grass Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Regan | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Ghylin Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Canfield Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Schrunk-Steiber Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grass Lake Township, Regan, Ghylin Township, Canfield Township and Schrunk-Steiber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Estherville 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 Estherville Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Estherville Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Estherville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (38%, 28 mi), Wing (14%, 14 mi), Minot (10%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Estherville 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 Estherville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Estherville 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.