How Hamlin Township works: jobs, income and commuting
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Only 4% stay in Hamlin Township for work; outside it, Lakota is the main destination (22%, 17 miles). 28 jobs are based in Hamlin Township; 23 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hamlin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 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.
Where people from Hamlin Township work
Where Hamlin Township clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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.
Hamlin Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 28. 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 Hamlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hamlin Township
of Hamlin Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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 Hamlin Township
About 48% 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.
The towns around Hamlin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Osago Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Nesheim Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Central Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Field Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| McVille | 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Wamduska Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Bergen Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osago Township, Nesheim Township, Central Township, Field Township, McVille, Wamduska Township, Melvin Township and Bergen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McVille. Darker towns draw more of Hamlin 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 Hamlin Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hamlin Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hamlin Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakota (22%, 17 mi), Michigan City (4%, 16 mi), Cavalier (4%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamlin 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 Hamlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamlin 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.