Howes Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%. Howes Township has 13 jobs for 29 working residents. Hardly any work in Howes Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (41%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Howes Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Howes Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where the trip to work from Howes Township ends
Where Howes Township clocks in
41% of workers
7% of workers
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.
Howes Township makes things: 62% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howes Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 13. 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 Howes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 47 minutes from Howes Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Howes Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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 Howes Township commutes less than 29 miles
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.
Howes Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howes Township | – | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Eldred Township | under 4% | — | — | 100 min | — |
| Gill Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 4% | — | — | 6 min | — |
| Hill Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eldred Township, Gill Township, Buffalo Township and Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Howes 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 Howes Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Howes Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howes Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howes Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (41%, 31 mi), Buffalo (7%, 6 mi), Enderlin (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Howes Township without a car?
10% 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 Howes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Howes 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.