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Jobs & commute in Layton Township

Work means Minot for more than half of Layton Township’s working residents

Hardly any work in Layton Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (61%, 31 miles). For 58% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. The Census job records count 18 working residents of Layton Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

In and out of Layton Township on a workday

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday13
31live here− 18head out to work+ 0come in to work= 13on a workday

About 13 people are in Layton Township on a workday afternoon, 58% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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

The places Layton Township commutes to

Towner: 1 residents work here (6%)Bottineau: 1 residents work here (6%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (6%)Minot: 11 residents work here (61%)Denbigh Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Little Deep TownshipLayton TownshipGilmore TownshipMeadow Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Bantry TownshipMinotDenbigh TownshipMeadow TownshipTownerBottineauRugbyLayton Township
1
Minot31.2 mi away
61%11
2
Denbigh Township14.4 mi away
11%2
3
Meadow Township6.4 mi away
11%2
4
Towner18.4 mi away
6%1
5
Bottineau25.8 mi away
6%1
6
Rugby35.3 mi away
6%1
The top trips

Where Layton 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Layton Township

Working from home
58%

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

About 6 in 10
How Layton Township gets to work
50%Drive alone
50%Carpool

Share of the 40 commuters (the 58% 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

The distance from Layton Township to work

10 mi25 mi40 miMinot: 61% · 31.2 miDenbigh Township: 11% · 14.4 miMeadow Township: 11% · 6.4 miTowner: 6% · 18.4 miBottineau: 6% · 25.8 miRugby: 6% · 35.3 miMinot 61%Denbigh Township 11%Meadow Township 11%Towner 6%Bottineau 6%Layton Township
Layton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi1 residents
22%10–24 mi4 residents
72%25–50 mi13 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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

Bordering towns draw 11% of Layton Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownLayton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Layton Township–———$87,292
Little Deep Townshipunder 6%————
Bantry Townshipunder 6%————
Meadow Township11%————
Gilmore Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Little Deep Township, Bantry Township, Meadow Township and Gilmore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Meadow Township. Darker towns draw more of Layton 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 Layton Township: questions

What is the median household income in Layton Township?

$87,292 (±$52,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Layton Township?

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

Where do people who live in Layton Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Layton 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 Layton Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Layton Township

Layton 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.