Work means Crosby for more than half of Mentor Township’s working residents
About one in ten work in Mentor Township; the top destination outside it is Crosby (56%, 14 miles). Mentor Township has 10 jobs; 9 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mentor Township by day
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Mentor Township: the destinations
Where Mentor Township clocks in
56% of workers
11% 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.
80% of the jobs in Mentor Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Mentor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mentor Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 Mentor Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mentor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Forthun Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Long Creek Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Coalfield Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forthun Township, Long Creek Township and Coalfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mentor 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 Mentor Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mentor Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mentor Township work?
11% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mentor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mentor 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.