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Jobs & commute in Lind Township

Most of Lind Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

3 jobs are based in Lind Township, against 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Lind Township; the top destination outside it is Northwood (29%, 6 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Lind Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night54
Workday26
54live here− 31head out to work+ 3come in to work= 26on a workday

About 26 people are in Lind Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Lind Township’s working residents head each day

Stanton: 1 residents work here (3%)Emerado: 1 residents work here (3%)Thompson: 1 residents work here (3%)Fingal: 1 residents work here (3%)Michigan CityHatton: 1 residents work here (3%)Portal: 1 residents work here (3%)LakotaNorthwood: 9 residents work here (29%)Enderlin: 1 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 7 residents work here (23%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)Beaver Creek TownshipGrace TownshipNorthwood TownshipAvon TownshipLind TownshipLoretta TownshipLogan Center TownshipNorthwoodGrand ForksFargoStantonEmeradoThompsonLind Township
1
Northwood5.9 mi away
29%9
2
Grand Forks31.3 mi away
23%7
3
Fargo71.3 mi away
6%2
4
Stanton174.5 mi away
3%1
5
Emerado21.1 mi away
3%1
6
Thompson27.5 mi away
3%1
7
Fingal66 mi away
3%1
8
Hatton12 mi away
3%1
9
Portal239.9 mi away
3%1
10
Enderlin75.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%6
The top trips

Where Lind Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Lind Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Lind TownshipJobs Lind Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices0%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month100%48%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 54100%55%
55 and older0%19%
−67%

Jobs based in Lind Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 3. 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 Lind Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lind Township

Working from home
0%

of Lind Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Lind Township gets to work
57%Drive alone
43%Walk

Share of the 7 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.

How far

Miles to work from Lind Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNorthwood: 29% · 5.9 miGrand Forks: 23% · 31.3 miFargo: 6% · 71.3 miStanton: 3% · 174.5 miEmerado: 3% · 21.1 miThompson: 3% · 27.5 miFingal: 3% · 66 miHatton: 3% · 12 miPortal: 3% · 239.9 miEnderlin: 3% · 75.7 miNorthwood 29%Grand Forks 23%Fargo 6%Stanton 3%Emerado 3%Lind Township
Lind TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi10 residents
3%10–24 mi1 residents
35%25–50 mi11 residents
29%Over 50 mi9 residents

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.

Next door

Around Lind Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownLind Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lind Township–————
Grace Townshipunder 4%————
Northwood Townshipunder 4%——22 min—
Loretta Townshipunder 4%————
Beaver Creek Townshipunder 4%——17 min—
Logan Center Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Grace Township, Northwood Township, Loretta Township, Beaver Creek Township and Logan Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lind Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lind Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Lind Township?

36.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Lind Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northwood (29%, 6 mi), Grand Forks (23%, 31 mi), Fargo (6%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Lind 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 Lind Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lind Township

Lind Township home →

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.