Highland Center Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Highland Center Township has 19 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Highland Center Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (37%, 36 miles). The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Highland Center Township on a workday
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Highland Center Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 people from Highland Center Township work
Where Highland Center Township clocks in
37% of workers
5% 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.
About 20 minutes to work from Highland Center Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highland Center Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Highland Center Township works
About 21% 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 Highland Center Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highland Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Center Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $88,438 |
| Newland Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Prospect Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Kinloss Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Nekoma Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newland Township, Prospect Township, Kinloss Township and Nekoma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Highland Center 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 Highland Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Highland Center Township?
$88,438 (±$68,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highland Center Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highland Center Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highland Center Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (37%, 36 mi), New Haven (5%, 1333 mi), Starkweather (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Highland Center 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 Highland Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highland Center 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.