Where Lee Township earns its living
36% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Lee Township; the top destination outside it is Lakota (29%, 26 miles). There are 5 jobs in Lee Township, against 7 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lee Township by day
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.71 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.
Where people from Lee Township work
Where Lee Township clocks in
29% 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 Lee Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Lee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lee Township
of Lee Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 36% 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 many miles Lee Township commutes
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.
Work in the towns next to Lee Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Nesheim Township | under 15% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ora Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Field Township | under 15% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lenora Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Pilot Mound Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nesheim Township, Ora Township, Field Township, Lenora Township and Pilot Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lee 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 Lee Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lee Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lee Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakota (29%, 26 mi), Wamduska Township (29%, 17 mi), Northwood (14%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lee 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 Lee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lee 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.