A job hub: Hay Township has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 17 people come in to work
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota. Employers in Hay Township report 17 jobs; 9 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hay Township; the top destination outside it is Milton (22%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Hay Township
On a workday 9 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 35 people are in Hay Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more 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.
Commuting in to Hay Township: where workers come from
Where Hay Township clocks in
22% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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 Hay Township: what the 17 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hay Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 17. 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 Hay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hay Township
of Hay Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
Half of Hay Township commutes less than 22 miles
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 Hay Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Manilla Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Loam Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| South Olga Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manilla Township, Loam Township and South Olga Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hay 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 Hay Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hay Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milton (22%, 10 mi), St. Thomas (11%, 33 mi), Langdon (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hay 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 Hay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hay 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.