Lake Hester Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Employers in Lake Hester Township report 1 jobs, against 16 working residents. Hardly any work in Lake Hester Township itself; outside it, Velva draws the most (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lake Hester Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Lake Hester Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 people from Lake Hester Township work
Where Lake Hester Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Lake Hester Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Lake Hester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Hester Township
of Lake Hester Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 0% 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 Lake Hester Township
About 44% 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.
Around Lake Hester Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Hester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hester Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lebanon Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Karlsruhe | under 7% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Odin Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Karlsruhe Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Falsen Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lebanon Township, Karlsruhe, Odin Township, Karlsruhe Township and Falsen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Hester 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 Lake Hester Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lake Hester Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Hester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Velva (13%, 11 mi), Carrington (13%, 84 mi), Rugby (13%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Hester 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 Lake Hester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Hester 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.