Work and commuting in Herman Township
20 jobs are based in Herman Township for 24 working residents. For 43% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Herman Township for work; outside it, Milnor is the main destination (13%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 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 (0.83 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 Herman Township work
Where Herman Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Herman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herman Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 20. 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 Herman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Herman Township
of Herman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 43% 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.
Miles to work from Herman Township
About 42% 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.
Herman Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Kingston Township | under 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dexter Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Hall Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Shuman Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kingston Township, Dexter Township, Hall Township and Shuman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herman 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 Herman Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Herman Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Herman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milnor (13%, 10 mi), Forman (8%, 16 mi), Lisbon (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herman 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 Herman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herman 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.