Minnie Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Minnie Lake Township itself; outside it, Valley City draws the most (26%, 18 miles). Employers in Minnie Lake Township report 3 jobs, and 31 of its residents work somewhere. 25% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Minnie Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Minnie Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 68% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Minnie Lake Township goes to work
Where Minnie Lake Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Minnie Lake Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minnie Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 3. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Minnie Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Minnie Lake Township
of Minnie Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Half of Minnie Lake Township commutes less than 39 miles
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Minnie Lake Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnie Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Lake Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Weimer Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellsbury Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Noltimier Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Prairie Township, Lake Township, Weimer Township, Ellsbury Township and Noltimier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minnie Lake 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 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Minnie Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minnie Lake Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minnie Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Minnie Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (26%, 18 mi), Fargo (13%, 47 mi), Page (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Minnie Lake 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 Minnie Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnie Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.