More than half of Margaret Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Margaret Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (62%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Margaret Township
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Margaret Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Margaret Township’s residents
Where Margaret Township clocks in
3% 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.
100% of the jobs in Margaret Township pay over $3,333 a month
1 jobs are based in Margaret Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Margaret Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Margaret Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Margaret Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Margaret Township
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Margaret Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Margaret Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Township | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Tatman Township | under 3% | B− | C | 9 min | $61,216 |
| Deering Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Prescott Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Maryland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deering Township, Prescott Township and Maryland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Margaret 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 Margaret Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Margaret Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Margaret Township?
23 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 Margaret Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (62%, 14 mi), Surrey (3%, 11 mi), Rugby (3%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Margaret 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 Margaret Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Margaret 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.