Green Consolidated School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Green Township
Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Green Township for work; outside it, Valley City is the main destination (38%, 8 miles). Green Township has 40 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Green Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Green Township: the destinations
Where Green Township clocks in
38% of workers
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.
Working from home in Green Township
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Green Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Green Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hemen Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Marsh Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hobart Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Skandia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Potter Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hemen Township, Marsh Township, Hobart Township, Skandia Township and Potter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (38%, 8 mi), Bismarck (8%, 126 mi), Fargo (8%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 38% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green 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.