Work means Minot for about two in three of Eureka Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 35% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Only 2% work in Eureka Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (63%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Eureka Township
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Eureka Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
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 Eureka Township commutes to
Where Eureka Township clocks in
3% 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: 49% of the jobs in Eureka Township
255 jobs are based in Eureka Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eureka Township, 2013 → 2023: 242 → 255. 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 Eureka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eureka Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eureka Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 35% 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.
Where in the region Eureka Township works
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.
69% of Eureka Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eureka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Township | – | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Minot | 63% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $73,219 |
| McKinley Township | under 1% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Harrison Township | 6% | A− | D | 20 min | $122,361 |
| Kirkelie Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKinley Township and Kirkelie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minot. Darker towns draw more of Eureka 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 Eureka Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Eureka Township?
2.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eureka Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eureka Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Eureka 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 Eureka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eureka 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.