Mott draws about half of Kern Township’s working residents
There are 2 jobs in Kern Township, against 4 working residents. Hardly any work in Kern Township itself; outside it, Mott draws the most (50%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kern Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Kern Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
Where Kern Township goes to work
Where Kern Township clocks in
50% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Kern Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kern Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Kern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kern Township
of Kern Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Kern Township commutes
About 25% 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.
How Kern Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Merrill Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Ashby Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Castle Rock Township | under 25% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Brittian Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Merrill Township, Ashby Township, Castle Rock Township and Brittian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kern 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 Kern Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kern Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kern Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kern 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.