Hanson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hanson Township has 13 jobs, and 39 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hanson Township itself; outside it, Lisbon draws the most (21%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Hanson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Hanson Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 people from Hanson Township work
Where Hanson Township clocks in
21% of workers
15% 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.
Jobs in Hanson Township: what the 13 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanson Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 13. 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 Hanson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hanson Township
of Hanson Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hanson Township
About 33% 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 to Hanson Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Greenville Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Fort Ransom Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Isley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Elliott Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenville Township, Fort Ransom Township, Isley Township and Elliott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanson 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 Hanson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hanson Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hanson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lisbon (21%, 13 mi), Gwinner (15%, 19 mi), Fargo (15%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hanson 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 Hanson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanson 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.