Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Williams Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lake Williams Township itself; outside it, Steele draws the most (36%, 22 miles). There are 6 jobs in Lake Williams Township, against 11 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lake Williams Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Lake Williams Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Lake Williams Township commutes to
Where Lake Williams Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 67% of Lake Williams Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Williams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Williams Township
of Lake Williams Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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 Williams Township
About 45% 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 Williams Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Williams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Williams Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Frettim Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Pettibone Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Buckeye Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Merkel Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frettim Township, Pettibone Township, Buckeye Township, Robinson Township and Merkel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Williams 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 Williams Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lake Williams Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Williams Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (36%, 22 mi), Bismarck (36%, 57 mi), Grand Forks (9%, 132 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Williams 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 Williams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Williams 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.