Most of Gardar Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Gardar Township for work; outside it, Cavalier is the main destination (43%, 18 miles). 5 jobs are based in Gardar Township for 21 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 28% 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
Gardar Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Gardar Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Gardar Township’s working residents head each day
Where Gardar Township clocks in
43% of workers
14% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Gardar Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gardar Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 5. 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 Gardar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gardar Township
of Gardar Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 28% 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.
The distance from Gardar Township to work
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.
Gardar Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gardar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardar Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Montrose Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Crystal Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lampton Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Thingvalla Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Montrose Township, Crystal Township, Lampton Township and Thingvalla Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gardar 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 Gardar Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gardar Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gardar Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cavalier (43%, 18 mi), Pembina (14%, 38 mi), Grand Forks (10%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gardar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gardar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gardar 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.