About half of Kirkelie Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Kirkelie Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (48%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kirkelie Township, in a few figures
Nearly half of Kirkelie Township works in Minot
99 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Minot, 11 miles away. That’s far more as work in Kirkelie Township itself. The commute map ↓
Kirkelie Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Kirkelie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kirkelie Township has about 300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Kirkelie Township
19% of Kirkelie Township workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Kirkelie Township’s working residents head each day
Where Kirkelie Township clocks in
4% 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.
How a workday changes Kirkelie Township
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Kirkelie Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
How long Kirkelie Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirkelie Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 commuters (the 19% 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.
62% of the jobs in Kirkelie Township make or build things
34 jobs are based in Kirkelie Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kirkelie Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 34. 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 Kirkelie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Kirkelie Township goes to work
About 27% 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 Kirkelie Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kirkelie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkelie Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $117,863 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Foxholm Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | under 2% | B | D | 23 min | $77,708 |
| St. Marys Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Eureka Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burlington Township, Foxholm Township, St. Marys Township and Eureka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kirkelie 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 Kirkelie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kirkelie Township?
$117,863 (±$36,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirkelie Township?
10.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirkelie Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirkelie Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (48%, 11 mi), Harrison Township (6%, 8 mi), Bismarck (4%, 110 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kirkelie 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 Kirkelie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirkelie 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.