About half of Lenton Township’s working residents commute to Jamestown
Hardly any work in Lenton Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (50%, 13 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Working residents average 21 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lenton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Lenton Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
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 Lenton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lenton Township clocks in
50% of workers
5% 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.
In Lenton Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
28 jobs are based in Lenton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenton Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 28. 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 Lenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Lenton Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Lenton Township works
About 25% 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.
Next door to Lenton Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenton Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cusator Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lippert Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sharlow Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cusator Township, Lippert Township, Sharlow Township and Sydney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenton 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 Lenton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lenton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenton Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Lenton 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 Lenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenton 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.