For more than half of its working residents, Harriet-Lein Township is a commute to Bismarck
At home: 31% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Harriet-Lein Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (59%, 33 miles). The average commute takes 39 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Harriet-Lein Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Harriet-Lein Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
Where the trip to work from Harriet-Lein Township ends
Where Harriet-Lein Township clocks in
59% 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.
In Harriet-Lein Township, services account for most jobs
4 jobs are based in Harriet-Lein Township.
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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harriet-Lein Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 39 minutes in Harriet-Lein Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harriet-Lein Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 31% 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.
Harriet-Lein Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 Harriet-Lein Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harriet-Lein Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet-Lein Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $140,500 |
| Wing Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Chestina Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Tuttle Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wing Township, Chestina Township, Clear Lake Township and Tuttle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harriet-Lein 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 Harriet-Lein Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harriet-Lein Township?
$140,500 (±$4,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harriet-Lein Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harriet-Lein Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harriet-Lein Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Harriet-Lein 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 Harriet-Lein Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harriet-Lein 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.