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Jobs & commute in Irvine Township

Earning a living in Irvine Township

The Census job records count 18 working residents of Irvine Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Irvine Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (22%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Irvine Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night28
Workday10
28live here− 18head out to work+ 0come in to work= 10on a workday

About 10 people are in Irvine Township on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Irvine Township’s residents

York: 1 residents work here (6%)Fessenden: 2 residents work here (11%)Maddock: 3 residents work here (17%)Harvey: 1 residents work here (6%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (6%)Devils Lake: 4 residents work here (22%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Carrington Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Irvine TownshipNormania TownshipLeeds Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Chain Lakes TownshipDevils LakeMaddockFessendenLeeds TownshipYorkHarveyIrvine Township
1
Devils Lake24.2 mi away
22%4
2
Maddock29 mi away
17%3
3
Fessenden50.8 mi away
11%2
4
Leeds Township5.6 mi away
11%2
5
York14.2 mi away
6%1
6
Harvey49.6 mi away
6%1
7
Rugby33.2 mi away
6%1
8
Grand Forks104.8 mi away
6%1
9
Fargo152.8 mi away
6%1
106%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1
The top trips

Where Irvine Township clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

The distance from Irvine Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDevils Lake: 22% · 24.2 miMaddock: 17% · 29 miFessenden: 11% · 50.8 miLeeds Township: 11% · 5.6 miYork: 6% · 14.2 miHarvey: 6% · 49.6 miRugby: 6% · 33.2 miGrand Forks: 6% · 104.8 miFargo: 6% · 152.8 miCarrington Township: 6% · 60.9 miDevils Lake 22%Maddock 17%Fessenden 11%Leeds Township 11%York 6%Irvine Township
Irvine TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi2 residents
28%10–24 mi5 residents
44%25–50 mi8 residents
17%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 17% 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

11% of Irvine Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownIrvine Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Irvine Township–————
Leeds Township11%————
Normania Townshipunder 6%————
Chain Lakes Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Leeds Township, Normania Township and Chain Lakes Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Leeds Township. Darker towns draw more of Irvine Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Irvine Township: questions

Where do people who live in Irvine Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (22%, 24 mi), Maddock (17%, 29 mi), Fessenden (11%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Irvine Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Irvine Township

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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.