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Jobs & commute in Mayville Township

Mayville Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Employers in Mayville Township report 14 jobs; 36 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 10 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.

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

Day and night

Mayville Township by day and by night

On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

36live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday88
110live here− 36head out to work+ 14come in to work= 88on a workday

About 88 people are in Mayville Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.39jobs 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

19% of working residents work in Hillsboro

AdaBagley: 1 residents work here (3%)Lancaster: 1 residents work here (3%)Portland: 1 residents work here (3%)Hillsboro: 7 residents work here (19%)Arthur: 1 residents work here (3%)Mayville: 7 residents work here (19%)Devils Lake: 2 residents work here (6%)West FargoBismarck: 2 residents work here (6%)Grand Forks: 4 residents work here (11%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)Blanchard TownshipViking TownshipHillsboro TownshipNorway TownshipRoseville TownshipMayville TownshipHillsboroMayvilleGrand ForksDevils LakeBismarckFargoMayville Township
1
Hillsboro10.8 mi away
19%7
2
Mayville3.7 mi away
19%7
3
Grand Forks33.5 mi away
11%4
4
Devils Lake86.8 mi away
6%2
5
Bismarck169.7 mi away
6%2
6
Fargo45.9 mi away
6%2
7
Bagley, MN87.9 mi away
3%1
8
Lancaster, MN99.6 mi away
3%1
9
Portland5.2 mi away
3%1
10
Arthur24.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%8
The top trips

Where Mayville 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

Goods, not services: 36% of the jobs in Mayville Township

Jobs based in Mayville TownshipJobs Mayville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices64%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%19%
Over $3,333 a month79%64%

Who does it

29 or younger36%22%
30 to 5450%58%
55 and older14%19%
+133%

Jobs based in Mayville Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 14. 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 Mayville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 10 minutes from Mayville Township

A year of commuting
73 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mayville Township10 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Mayville Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Walk

Share of the 65 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Mayville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHillsboro: 19% · 10.8 miMayville: 19% · 3.7 miGrand Forks: 11% · 33.5 miDevils Lake: 6% · 86.8 miBismarck: 6% · 169.7 miFargo: 6% · 45.9 miBagley: 3% · 87.9 miLancaster: 3% · 99.6 miPortland: 3% · 5.2 miArthur: 3% · 24.3 miHillsboro 19%Mayville 19%Grand Forks 11%Devils Lake 6%Bismarck 6%Mayville Township
Mayville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi10 residents
28%10–24 mi10 residents
25%25–50 mi9 residents
19%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 19% 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

Work next door: 19% of Mayville Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownMayville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mayville Township–——10 min$102,857
Mayville19%DA−16 min$55,735
Blanchard Townshipunder 3%————
Norway Townshipunder 3%————
Roseville Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Blanchard Township, Norway Township and Roseville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Mayville. Darker towns draw more of Mayville 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 Mayville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Mayville Township?

$102,857 (±$43,287) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mayville Township?

22.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mayville Township?

10 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 Mayville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (19%, 11 mi), Mayville (19%, 4 mi), Grand Forks (11%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Mayville Township

Mayville 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.