Evangelisch Lutheraner Dreieinigkeit Gemeinde · Photo: Lost Places on the Prairie · CC BY-SA 3.0For more than half of its working residents, Leipzig Township is a commute to Elgin
Hardly any work in Leipzig Township itself; outside it, Elgin draws the most (60%, 7 miles). Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 13 jobs in Leipzig Township, and 5 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Leipzig Township by day
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Leipzig Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Leipzig Township’s workforce comes from
Where Leipzig Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Leipzig Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leipzig Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 13. 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 Leipzig Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Leipzig Township
of Leipzig Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Leipzig Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Leipzig Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leipzig Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig Township | – | — | — | — | $100,250 |
| Minnie Township | under 20% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leipzig 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 Leipzig Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leipzig Township?
$100,250 (±$94,618) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leipzig Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Leipzig Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leipzig Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leipzig 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.