With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Kelso Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 8 jobs are based in Kelso Township; 30 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Kelso Township itself; outside it, Mayville draws the most (30%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Kelso Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Kelso Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Kelso Township commutes to
Where Kelso Township clocks in
30% of workers
23% 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.
A place that makes things: 75% of Kelso Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kelso Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 8. 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 Kelso Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kelso Township
of Kelso Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 32% 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 Kelso Township commutes less than 18 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.
How Kelso Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kelso Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Township | – | — | — | — | $188,214 |
| Grandin | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Elm River Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsboro Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Bohnsack Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kinyon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grandin, Elm River Township, Hillsboro Township, Bohnsack Township and Kinyon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kelso 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 Kelso Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kelso Township?
$188,214 (±$48,911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kelso Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kelso Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mayville (30%, 21 mi), Hillsboro (23%, 9 mi), Eldorado Township (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kelso 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 Kelso Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kelso 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.