Lark Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lark Township itself; outside it, Elgin draws the most (18%, 23 miles). There are 1 jobs in Lark Township, against 11 working residents. The trip to work takes 43 minutes on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lark Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38 people are in Lark Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Lark Township to work: where people go
Where Lark Township clocks in
18% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Lark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lark Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Lark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lark Township takes about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lark Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 13% 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 Lark Township
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.
Lark Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $94,250 |
| Raleigh Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Raleigh Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lark 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 Lark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lark Township?
$94,250 (±$39,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lark Township?
5.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lark Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lark Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elgin (18%, 23 mi), Bismarck (18%, 39 mi), Mott (9%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lark 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 Lark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lark 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.