Jobs and earnings in Lincoln Township, and the trip to work
Lincoln Township has 38 jobs, against 25 working residents. Only 4% work in Lincoln Township itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (20%, 52 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lincoln Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.5 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Lincoln Township
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 29% of the jobs in Lincoln Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2014 → 2024: 236 → 38. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lincoln Township
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 8% 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 Lincoln Township goes to work
About 48% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Lincoln Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | — | — | — | $111,250 |
| Joliette Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Drayton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Midland Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Joliette Township, Drayton Township and Midland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 2024, 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$111,250 (±$105,686) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (20%, 52 mi), Grafton (16%, 20 mi), Fargo (8%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.