Garness Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 7 jobs in Garness Township; 13 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Garness Township for work; outside it, Medora is the main destination (8%, 125 miles). Home is the office for 39% of workers (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Garness Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
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 Garness Township ends
Where Garness Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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, not services: 29% of the jobs in Garness Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garness Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 7. 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 Garness Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garness Township
of Garness Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 39% 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 Garness Township
About 31% 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.
Garness Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garness Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garness Township | – | — | — | — | $228,243 |
| Colville Township | under 8% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Lucy Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Vanville Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Powers Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colville Township, Lucy Township, Vanville Township and Powers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garness 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 Garness Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garness Township?
$228,243 (±$657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garness Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garness Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medora (8%, 125 mi), Portal (8%, 27 mi), Bowbells (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garness 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 Garness Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garness 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.