Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainEarning a living in Finley Township
The average commute takes 15 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Finley Township itself; outside it, Mayville draws the most (30%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Finley Township by day
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Finley Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Finley Township ends
Where Finley Township clocks in
30% of workers
10% 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.
Getting to work from Finley Township takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Finley Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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 it is to work from Finley Township
About 20% 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.
Around Finley Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Finley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $103,750 |
| Franklin Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Westfield Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Finley | under 10% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Golden Lake Township | under 10% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Township, Westfield Township, Finley and Golden Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Finley 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 Finley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Finley Township?
$103,750 (±$53,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Finley Township?
6.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Finley Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Finley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mayville (30%, 22 mi), Hope (10%, 15 mi), Northwood (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Finley 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 Finley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Finley 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.