With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hidden Township works elsewhere
Hidden Township has 4 jobs, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hidden Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (41%, 14 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hidden Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Hidden Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Hidden Township commutes to
Where Hidden Township clocks in
41% of workers
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Hidden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hidden Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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 Hidden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hidden Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hidden Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute from Hidden Township, by distance
About 24% 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.
Hidden Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hidden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $117,917 |
| Deer Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Buchanan Township | under 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Windsor Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Plainview Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Eldridge Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Lake Township, Buchanan Township, Windsor Township, Plainview Township and Eldridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hidden 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 Hidden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hidden Township?
$117,917 (±$69,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hidden Township?
12.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hidden Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hidden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (41%, 14 mi), Fargo (12%, 99 mi), Fried Township (12%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hidden 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 Hidden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hidden 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.