Lake Town Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lake Town Township; the top destination outside it is Valley City (30%, 22 miles). Employers in Lake Town Township report 11 jobs, against 20 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lake Town Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Lake Town Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Lake Town Township to work: where people go
Where Lake Town Township clocks in
30% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
Lake Town Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Town Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 11. 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 Lake Town Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Town Township
of Lake Town Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lake Town 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.
How Lake Town Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Town Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Town Township | – | — | — | — | $101,389 |
| Pierce Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Dazey Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Edna Township | under 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bartley Township | under 5% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pierce Township, Dazey Township, Edna Township and Bartley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Town 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 Town Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Town Township?
$101,389 (±$1,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Town Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Town Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (30%, 22 mi), Fargo (10%, 71 mi), Wimbledon (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Town 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 Town Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Town 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.