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Hamilton, North Dakota 7-9-2007Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Hamilton Township

Where Hamilton Township earns its living

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Hamilton Township; the top destination outside it is Grafton (25%, 25 miles). No jobs are based in Hamilton Township in the Census job records; 20 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

In and out of Hamilton Township on a workday

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night54
Workday34
54live here− 20head out to work+ 0come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Hamilton Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Out of Hamilton Township to work: where people go

Audubon: 1 residents work here (5%)Hallock: 1 residents work here (5%)Mountain: 1 residents work here (5%)Neche: 1 residents work here (5%)Drayton: 1 residents work here (5%)Pembina: 2 residents work here (10%)St. Thomas: 1 residents work here (5%)Grafton: 5 residents work here (25%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (5%)St. Thomas TownshipCarlisle TownshipCavalier TownshipHamilton TownshipSt. Andrews Township: 2 residents work here (10%)Bathgate TownshipGraftonPembinaSt. Andrews TownshipAudubonHallockMountainHamilton Township
1
Grafton25 mi away
25%5
2
Pembina17.5 mi away
10%2
310%2
4
Audubon, MN149.1 mi away
5%1
5
Hallock, MN25 mi away
5%1
6
Mountain18.1 mi away
5%1
7
Neche14.9 mi away
5%1
8
Drayton20.3 mi away
5%1
9
St. Thomas10.7 mi away
5%1
10
Devils Lake78.1 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%4
The top trips

Where Hamilton 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hamilton Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 25 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

Where in the region Hamilton Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrafton: 25% · 25 miPembina: 10% · 17.5 miSt. Andrews Township: 10% · 23.4 miAudubon: 5% · 149.1 miHallock: 5% · 25 miMountain: 5% · 18.1 miNeche: 5% · 14.9 miDrayton: 5% · 20.3 miSt. Thomas: 5% · 10.7 miDevils Lake: 5% · 78.1 miGrafton 25%Pembina 10%St. Andrews Township 10%Audubon 5%Hallock 5%Hamilton Township
Hamilton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
55%10–24 mi11 residents
20%25–50 mi4 residents
20%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 20% 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

The towns around Hamilton Township

Bathgate Township: few work hereCavalier Township: few work hereSt. Thomas Township: few work hereCarlisle Township: few work hereBathgate TownshipCavalier TownshipSt. Thomas TownshipCarlisle TownshipHamilton Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Cavalier Township13 min
St. Thomas Township20 min
Carlisle Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHamilton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hamilton Township–————
Bathgate Townshipunder 5%————
Cavalier Townshipunder 5%——13 min—
St. Thomas Townshipunder 5%——20 min—
Carlisle Townshipunder 5%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bathgate Township, Cavalier Township, St. Thomas Township and Carlisle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Township?

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

Where do people who live in Hamilton Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (25%, 25 mi), Pembina (10%, 18 mi), St. Andrews Township (10%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hamilton Township

Hamilton 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.