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Jobs & commute in Lampton Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lampton Township works elsewhere

0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Lampton Township has 3 jobs; 31 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lampton Township itself; outside it, Park River draws the most (23%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Lampton Township

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night95
Workday67
95live here− 31head out to work+ 3come in to work= 67on a workday

About 67 people are in Lampton Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Lampton Township: the destinations

Moorhead: 1 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 1 residents work here (3%)Charlotte: 1 residents work here (3%)Edinburg: 2 residents work here (6%)Crystal: 1 residents work here (3%)Adams: 1 residents work here (3%)FordvilleLangdon: 1 residents work here (3%)Park River: 7 residents work here (23%)Grafton: 5 residents work here (16%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (6%)Tiber TownshipLampton TownshipGardar TownshipGolden TownshipKensington TownshipDundee TownshipPark RiverGraftonEdinburgGrand ForksMoorheadMinneapolisLampton Township
1
Park River9.4 mi away
23%7
2
Grafton21.4 mi away
16%5
3
Edinburg1 mi away
6%2
4
Grand Forks53.7 mi away
6%2
5
Moorhead, MN124.6 mi away
3%1
6
Minneapolis, MN327.1 mi away
3%1
7
Charlotte, NC1263.7 mi away
3%1
8
Crystal10.5 mi away
3%1
9
Adams11.8 mi away
3%1
10
Langdon29.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%9
The top trips

Where Lampton Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lampton Township

Jobs based in Lampton TownshipJobs Lampton Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%23%
Over $3,333 a month67%58%

Who does it

29 or younger67%16%
30 to 5433%48%
55 and older0%35%

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 Lampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Lampton Township: about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
141 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lampton Township18 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Lampton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Lampton Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
5%Carpool
16%Walk

Share of the 83 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Lampton Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPark River: 23% · 9.4 miGrafton: 16% · 21.4 miEdinburg: 6% · 1 miGrand Forks: 6% · 53.7 miMoorhead: 3% · 124.6 miMinneapolis: 3% · 327.1 miCharlotte: 3% · 1263.7 miCrystal: 3% · 10.5 miAdams: 3% · 11.8 miLangdon: 3% · 29.7 miPark River 23%Grafton 16%Edinburg 6%Grand Forks 6%Moorhead 3%Lampton Township
Lampton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi8 residents
32%10–24 mi10 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
29%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

The towns around Lampton Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Kensington Township15 min
Golden Township16 min
Dundee Township17 min
Lampton Township18 min
Tiber Township30 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLampton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lampton Township–——18 min$91,250
Tiber Townshipunder 4%——30 min—
Golden Townshipunder 4%——16 min—
Dundee Townshipunder 4%——17 min—
Gardar Townshipunder 4%————
Kensington Townshipunder 4%——15 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Tiber Township, Golden Township, Dundee Township, Gardar Township and Kensington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lampton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lampton Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lampton Township?

$91,250 (±$36,302) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lampton Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lampton Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lampton Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park River (23%, 9 mi), Grafton (16%, 21 mi), Edinburg (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Lampton Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lampton Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lampton Township

Lampton Township home →

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.