Lone Tree Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 15 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Lone Tree Township has 17 jobs for 40 working residents. Only 5% work in Lone Tree Township itself; outside it, Beach draws the most (25%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lone Tree Township by day
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Lone Tree Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Lone Tree Township to work: where people go
Where Lone Tree Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Lone Tree Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lone Tree Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 17. 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 Lone Tree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lone Tree Township spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lone Tree Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 2% 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.
The distance from Lone Tree Township to work
About 42% 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.
15% of Lone Tree Township works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lone Tree Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $76,250 |
| Beach Township | 15% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bullion Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beach Township and Bullion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beach Township. Darker towns draw more of Lone Tree 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 Lone Tree Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lone Tree Township?
$76,250 (±$45,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lone Tree Township?
11.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lone Tree Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lone Tree Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beach (25%, 14 mi), Beach Township (15%, 12 mi), Dickinson (10%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lone Tree Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lone Tree Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lone Tree 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.