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Jobs & commute in Isabel Township

Isabel Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Isabel Township itself; outside it, Leeds draws the most (25%, 18 miles). There are 1 jobs in Isabel Township; 20 of its residents have a job.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Isabel Township by day

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday27
46live here− 20head out to work+ 1come in to work= 27on a workday

About 27 people are in Isabel Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where Isabel Township goes to work

Minnewaukan: 1 residents work here (5%)Leeds: 5 residents work here (25%)Cando: 1 residents work here (5%)Cavalier: 1 residents work here (5%)Maddock: 3 residents work here (15%)Velva: 1 residents work here (5%)Harvey: 1 residents work here (5%)Rugby: 2 residents work here (10%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (10%)Johnson TownshipYork Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Albert TownshipIsabel TownshipEsmond TownshipBroe TownshipLeedsMaddockRugbyGrand ForksMinnewaukanCandoIsabel Township
1
Leeds17.8 mi away
25%5
2
Maddock9.2 mi away
15%3
3
Rugby25.8 mi away
10%2
4
Grand Forks118.6 mi away
10%2
5
Minnewaukan18 mi away
5%1
6
Cando35.1 mi away
5%1
7
Cavalier105.2 mi away
5%1
8
Velva59.6 mi away
5%1
9
Harvey24.3 mi away
5%1
10
York Township18.1 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%2
The top trips

Where Isabel 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Isabel Township

Jobs based in Isabel TownshipJobs Isabel Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities100%40%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%10%
30 to 54100%35%
55 and older0%55%

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 Isabel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Isabel Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLeeds: 25% · 17.8 miMaddock: 15% · 9.2 miRugby: 10% · 25.8 miGrand Forks: 10% · 118.6 miMinnewaukan: 5% · 18 miCando: 5% · 35.1 miCavalier: 5% · 105.2 miVelva: 5% · 59.6 miHarvey: 5% · 24.3 miYork Township: 5% · 18.1 miLeeds 25%Maddock 15%Rugby 10%Grand Forks 10%Minnewaukan 5%Isabel Township
Isabel TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi2 residents
45%10–24 mi9 residents
15%25–50 mi3 residents
30%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 30% 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

Next door to Isabel Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownIsabel Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Isabel Township–————
Esmond Townshipunder 5%————
Broe Townshipunder 5%————
Albert Townshipunder 5%——12 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Esmond Township, Broe Township and Albert Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Isabel 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 Isabel Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Isabel Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Isabel Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leeds (25%, 18 mi), Maddock (15%, 9 mi), Rugby (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Isabel Township

Isabel Township home →

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.