Harding Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harding Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Harding Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
38% of working residents work in Devils Lake
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Harding Township clocks in
38% of workers
8% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
2 jobs are based in Harding Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harding Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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.
Working from home in Harding Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Harding 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.
Half of Harding Township commutes less than 23 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 38% 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.
Harding Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webster Township (8%). Darker towns draw more of Harding Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harding Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cato Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Webster Township | 8% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Sullivan Township | under 8% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Overland Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Morris Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cato Township, Webster Township, Sullivan Township, Overland Township and Morris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Harding Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Harding Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harding Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (38%, 16 mi), Sioux City (8%, 419 mi), Lankin (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harding 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 Harding Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harding 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.