Most of Melrose Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
2 jobs are based in Melrose Township, and 12 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Melrose Township itself; outside it, Sherbrooke Township draws the most (25%, 8 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Melrose Township
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Melrose Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Melrose Township’s residents
Where Melrose Township clocks in
17% 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.
What Melrose Township’s employers do
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 Melrose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Melrose Township
of Melrose Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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 Melrose Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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 to Melrose Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melrose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Township | – | — | — | — | $94,063 |
| Carpenter Township | under 9% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Easton Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Riverside Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carpenter Township, Easton Township, Hugo Township and Riverside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Melrose 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 Melrose Township: questions
What is the median household income in Melrose Township?
$94,063 (±$32,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melrose Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Melrose Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sherbrooke Township (25%, 8 mi), Mayville (17%, 23 mi), Crookston (8%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Melrose 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 Melrose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melrose 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.