Kent Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Kent Township has 3 jobs, and 6 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kent Township itself; outside it, Ellendale Township draws the most (33%, 15 miles). 100.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kent Township
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Kent Township on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 Kent Township ends
Where Kent Township clocks in
33% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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 Kent Township: what the 3 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kent Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Kent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Kent Township, by distance
About 33% 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.
Kent Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kent Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Kentner Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Yorktown Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Ada Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kentner Township, Yorktown Township, Hudson Township and Ada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kent 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 Kent Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kent Township?
100.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kent Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellendale Township (33%, 15 mi), Moorhead (17%, 92 mi), Monango (17%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kent Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kent 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.