Greenland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
2 jobs are based in Greenland Township; 11 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Greenland Township itself; outside it, Valley City draws the most (36%, 24 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Greenland Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Greenland Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Greenland Township goes to work
Where Greenland Township clocks in
36% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Greenland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Greenland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Greenland Township
of Greenland Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Greenland Township
About 45% 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.
How Greenland Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Township | – | — | — | — | $76,495 |
| Rosebud Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Meadow Lake Township | under 10% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Manns Township | under 10% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosebud Township, Meadow Lake Township and Manns Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenland 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 Greenland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenland Township?
$76,495 (±$911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenland Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Greenland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (36%, 24 mi), Kindred (9%, 64 mi), Litchville (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenland 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 Greenland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenland 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.