Most of Meadow Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 45% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. 4 jobs are based in Meadow Lake Township, against 27 working residents. Hardly any work in Meadow Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Valley City (22%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Meadow Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Meadow Lake 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.
The towns that employ Meadow Lake Township’s residents
Where Meadow Lake Township clocks in
22% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Meadow Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadow Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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 Meadow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Meadow Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadow Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 45% 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 Meadow Lake Township goes to work
About 38% 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.
Meadow Lake Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadow Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $75,833 |
| Greenland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Svea Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ypsilanti Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Mansfield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenland Township, Svea Township, Ypsilanti Township and Mansfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meadow Lake Township?
$75,833 (±$47,834) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadow Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadow Lake Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 45% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadow Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (22%, 20 mi), Bismarck (11%, 114 mi), Uxbridge Township (11%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadow Lake 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.