With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Kentner Township works elsewhere
For 21% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Kentner Township has 2 jobs, against 91 working residents. Hardly any work in Kentner Township itself; outside it, Ellendale draws the most (13%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kentner Township
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Kentner Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Kentner Township commutes to
Where Kentner Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Kentner Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kentner Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 2. 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 Kentner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kentner Township
of Kentner Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 21% 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.
Miles to work from Kentner Township
About 40% 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.
Kentner Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kentner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentner Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Van Meter Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Maple Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Elden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Van Meter Township, Maple Township, Kent Township and Elden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kentner 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 Kentner Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kentner Township?
49.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kentner Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellendale (13%, 6 mi), Oakes (11%, 17 mi), Bismarck (11%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kentner 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 Kentner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kentner 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.