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Jobs & commute in Felson Township

Felson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

There are 2 jobs in Felson Township, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Felson Township itself; outside it, Walhalla draws the most (35%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, 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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Felson Township

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night72
Workday48
72live here− 26head out to work+ 2come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in Felson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where people from Felson Township work

Osnabrock: 1 residents work here (4%)Drayton: 1 residents work here (4%)Cavalier: 1 residents work here (4%)Pembina: 2 residents work here (8%)Walhalla: 9 residents work here (35%)Rolla: 1 residents work here (4%)Langdon: 1 residents work here (4%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (4%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (8%)Neche TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipHomer TownshipCavalier Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Felson TownshipWalhallaPembinaGrand ForksCavalier TownshipOsnabrockDraytonFelson Township
1
Walhalla13.5 mi away
35%9
2
Pembina17.1 mi away
8%2
3
Grand Forks75 mi away
8%2
48%2
5
Osnabrock30.6 mi away
4%1
6
Drayton33.3 mi away
4%1
7
Cavalier10.5 mi away
4%1
8
Rolla90.5 mi away
4%1
9
Langdon36.5 mi away
4%1
10
West Fargo148 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%5
The top trips

Where Felson 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Felson Township

Jobs based in Felson TownshipJobs Felson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%15%
Over $3,333 a month0%65%

Who does it

29 or younger0%15%
30 to 540%54%
55 and older100%31%
+0%

Jobs based in Felson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Felson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Felson Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Felson Township gets to work
64%Drive alone
36%Carpool

Share of the 28 commuters (the 0% 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 Felson Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWalhalla: 35% · 13.5 miPembina: 8% · 17.1 miGrand Forks: 8% · 75 miCavalier Township: 8% · 7.2 miOsnabrock: 4% · 30.6 miDrayton: 4% · 33.3 miCavalier: 4% · 10.5 miRolla: 4% · 90.5 miLangdon: 4% · 36.5 miWest Fargo: 4% · 148 miWalhalla 35%Pembina 8%Grand Forks 8%Cavalier Township 8%Osnabrock 4%Felson Township
Felson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi2 residents
54%10–24 mi14 residents
12%25–50 mi3 residents
27%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 27% 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

Felson Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownFelson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Felson Township–———$66,500
St. Joseph Townshipunder 4%————
Neche Townshipunder 4%————
Cavalier Township8%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. St. Joseph Township, Neche Township and Cavalier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Cavalier Township. Darker towns draw more of Felson 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 Felson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Felson Township?

$66,500 (±$35,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Felson Township?

42.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Felson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walhalla (35%, 14 mi), Pembina (8%, 17 mi), Grand Forks (8%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Felson Township

Felson 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.