With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Leaf Mountain Township works elsewhere
Employers in Leaf Mountain Township report 1 jobs; 7 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Leaf Mountain Township itself; outside it, Lignite draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Leaf Mountain Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Leaf Mountain Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Leaf Mountain Township: the destinations
Where Leaf Mountain Township clocks in
14% 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.
100% of the jobs in Leaf Mountain Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leaf Mountain Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Leaf Mountain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Leaf Mountain Township
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.
Leaf Mountain Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leaf Mountain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Mountain Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Harmonious Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Foothills Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Fay Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleary Township | under 15% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmonious Township, Foothills Township, Fay Township and Cleary Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain Township: questions
Where do people who live in Leaf Mountain Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lignite (14%, 12 mi), Towner (14%, 111 mi), Kenmare (14%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leaf Mountain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leaf Mountain 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.