Most of Midland Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Midland Township itself; outside it, Drayton draws the most (17%, 9 miles). Employers in Midland Township report 16 jobs for 35 working residents. Working residents average 17 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Midland Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Midland Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Midland Township’s residents
Where Midland Township clocks in
17% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Midland Township: what the 16 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midland Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 16. 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 Midland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Midland Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midland Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 11% 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 Midland Township
About 29% 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.
Midland Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $94,861 |
| St. Thomas Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Martin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Drayton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Thomas Township, Martin Township, Drayton Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midland 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 Midland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Midland Township?
$94,861 (±$12,321) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midland Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midland Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Drayton (17%, 9 mi), Grafton (14%, 16 mi), Fargo (11%, 125 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Midland 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 Midland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midland 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.