Freshwater Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 3 jobs in Freshwater Township for 19 working residents. Hardly any work in Freshwater Township; the top destination outside it is Devils Lake (32%, 10 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
Freshwater Township by day and by night
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Freshwater Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Freshwater Township goes to work
Where Freshwater Township clocks in
32% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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.
Freshwater Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freshwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 3. 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 Freshwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Freshwater Township
of Freshwater Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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.
Miles to work from Freshwater Township
About 53% 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.
How Freshwater Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freshwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| North Creel Township | under 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Dry Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Webster Township | under 6% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Morris Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Creel Township, Dry Lake Township, Webster Township and Morris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freshwater 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 Freshwater Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Freshwater Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Freshwater Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (32%, 10 mi), Grand Forks (16%, 87 mi), Pensacola (5%, 1377 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freshwater 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 Freshwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freshwater 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.