Lovell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Lovell Township has 10 jobs for 25 working residents. Hardly any work in Lovell Township itself; outside it, Oakes draws the most (40%, 11 miles). 24% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lovell Township by day
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Lovell Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where people from Lovell Township work
Where Lovell Township clocks in
40% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 60% of the jobs in Lovell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lovell Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 10. 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 Lovell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lovell Township
of Lovell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 24% 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 many miles Lovell Township commutes
About 32% 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.
Lovell Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lovell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Port Emma Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Riverdale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ludden | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Southwest Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Emma Township, Riverdale Township, Ludden and Southwest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lovell 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 Lovell Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lovell Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lovell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakes (40%, 11 mi), Bismarck (8%, 141 mi), Fargo (8%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lovell 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 Lovell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lovell 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.