Where Germantown Township earns its living
Hardly any work in Germantown Township; the top destination outside it is Willmar (14%, 271 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). 10 jobs are based in Germantown Township for 7 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Germantown Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).
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 people from Germantown Township work
Where Germantown Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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: 50% of the jobs in Germantown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germantown Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 10. 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 Germantown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Germantown Township
of Germantown 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.
Miles to work from Germantown Township
About 43% 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 to Germantown Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germantown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Oshkosh Township | under 15% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Fairville Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Cathay Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oshkosh Township, Fairville Township and Cathay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germantown 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Germantown Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Germantown Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Germantown Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Germantown Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (14%, 271 mi), Velva (14%, 75 mi), Harvey (14%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Germantown 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 Germantown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germantown 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.