Minot draws more than half of Hilton Township’s working residents
33% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Hilton Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (59%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 41 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Hilton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Hilton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.33 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 Hilton Township goes to work
Where Hilton Township clocks in
7% 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 Hilton Township: what the 9 are
9 jobs are based in Hilton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 9. 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 Hilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Hilton Township: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 33% 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.
Hilton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Hilton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Freedom Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $163,333 |
| Freedom Township | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rice Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Gasman Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Torning Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freedom Township, Spring Lake Township, Rice Lake Township, Gasman Township and Torning Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hilton 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 Hilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hilton Township?
$163,333 (±$73,955) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilton Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilton Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hilton 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 Hilton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilton 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.