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Jobs & commute in Greenville Township

For about half of its working residents, Greenville Township is a commute to LaMoure

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any stay in Greenville Township for work; outside it, LaMoure is the main destination (47%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Greenville Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night60
Workday57
60live here− 19head out to work+ 16come in to work= 57on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.84jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Greenville Township ends

Palo AltoVeronaLaMoure: 9 residents work here (47%)Ellendale: 1 residents work here (5%)Oakes: 1 residents work here (5%)Finley: 1 residents work here (5%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (5%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (5%)AberdeenSioux Falls: 1 residents work here (5%)Marsh TownshipCasey TownshipHanson TownshipGreenville TownshipBlack Loam Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Ovid Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Pearl Lake TownshipSheridan TownshipHerman Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Island Park TownshipIsley TownshipLaMoureEllendaleOakesFinleyJamestownBismarckGreenville Township
1
LaMoure10.2 mi away
47%9
2
Ellendale35 mi away
5%1
3
Oakes19.1 mi away
5%1
4
Finley76.8 mi away
5%1
5
Jamestown44 mi away
5%1
6
Bismarck129.6 mi away
5%1
7
Sioux Falls, SD209.6 mi away
5%1
85%1
9
Ovid Township6.7 mi away
5%1
10
Herman Township41.2 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%1
The top trips

Where Greenville Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 81% of the jobs in Greenville Township

16 jobs are based in Greenville Township.

Jobs based in Greenville TownshipJobs Greenville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms81%32%
Trade, transport & utilities19%5%
Services: health, schools, offices0%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%47%
Over $3,333 a month100%37%

Who does it

29 or younger75%26%
30 to 5425%37%
55 and older0%37%
−30%

Jobs based in Greenville Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 16. 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 Greenville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Greenville Township: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
251 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Greenville Township33 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Greenville Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Greenville Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 38 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Greenville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLaMoure: 47% · 10.2 miEllendale: 5% · 35 miOakes: 5% · 19.1 miFinley: 5% · 76.8 miJamestown: 5% · 44 miBismarck: 5% · 129.6 miSioux Falls: 5% · 209.6 miBlack Loam Township: 5% · 5.3 miOvid Township: 5% · 6.7 miHerman Township: 5% · 41.2 miLaMoure 47%Ellendale 5%Oakes 5%Finley 5%Jamestown 5%Greenville Township
Greenville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi7 residents
32%10–24 mi6 residents
16%25–50 mi3 residents
16%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 16% 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

Bordering towns draw 10% of Greenville Township’s workers

The biggest share goes to Black Loam Township (5%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreenville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greenville Township–——33 min$125,417
Hanson Townshipunder 6%————
Black Loam Township5%————
Pearl Lake Townshipunder 6%——24 min—
Ovid Township5%————
Isley Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Hanson Township, Black Loam Township, Pearl Lake Township, Ovid Township and Isley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Greenville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Greenville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Greenville Township?

$125,417 (±$61,357) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greenville Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Greenville Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Greenville Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Greenville 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 Greenville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Greenville Township

Greenville Township home →

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.