Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar · Photo: Published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domainJobs and earnings in Meadow Township, and the trip to work
Hardly any stay in Meadow Township for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (29%, 35 miles). Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Meadow Township has 14 jobs for 21 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Meadow Township
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Meadow Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 places Meadow Township commutes to
Where Meadow Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
What Meadow Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadow Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 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 Meadow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Meadow Township
of Meadow Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 25% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Meadow 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 Meadow Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Township | – | — | — | — | $71,250 |
| Deep River Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Layton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Mouse River Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Stone Creek Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Tacoma Township | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deep River Township, Layton Township, Mouse River Township, Stone Creek Township and Tacoma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadow 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meadow Township?
$71,250 (±$46,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadow Township?
6.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Meadow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (29%, 35 mi), Towner (10%, 23 mi), Velva (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadow 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadow 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.