For about half of its working residents, Merkel Township is a commute to Steele
2 jobs are based in Merkel Township; 10 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Merkel Township; the top destination outside it is Steele (50%, 28 miles). Working from home is the commute for 14% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Merkel Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Merkel Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
Where the trip to work from Merkel Township ends
Where Merkel Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Merkel Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Merkel Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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 Merkel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Merkel Township
of Merkel Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 14% 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.
Miles to work from Merkel Township
About 30% 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.
Around Merkel Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Merkel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkel Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Robinson Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Wallace Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Stewart Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Atwood Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Frettim Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Progress Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Williams Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Robinson Township, Wallace Township, Stewart Township, Atwood Township, Frettim Township, Progress Township and Lake Williams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Merkel 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 Merkel Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Merkel Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Merkel Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Merkel 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 Merkel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Merkel 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.