A job hub: Golden Lake Township has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 52 people come in to work
27% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Golden Lake Township has 52 jobs for 27 working residents. Hardly any stay in Golden Lake Township for work; outside it, Finley is the main destination (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Golden Lake Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 27 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 94 people are in Golden Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Golden Lake Township: where workers come from
Where Golden Lake Township clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 92% of jobs based in Golden Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Golden Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 52. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Golden Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Golden Lake Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Golden Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 commuters (the 27% 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.
Half of Golden Lake Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Golden Lake Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Golden Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Lake Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $190,441 |
| Finley Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Beaver Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Enger Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sherbrooke Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Finley Township, Beaver Creek Township, Enger Township and Sherbrooke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Golden Lake 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 2024, 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 Golden Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Golden Lake Township?
$190,441 (±$84,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Golden Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Golden Lake Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Golden Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (22%, 9 mi), Hope (11%, 15 mi), Mayville (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Golden Lake 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 Golden Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Golden Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.