For more than half of its working residents, Moon Lake Township is a commute to Jamestown
Employers in Moon Lake Township report 16 jobs, and 34 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 21% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Moon Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (53%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Moon Lake Township
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Moon Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.47 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.
Out of Moon Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Moon Lake Township clocks in
53% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 69% of Moon Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moon Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 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 Moon Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Moon Lake Township
of Moon Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 21% 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 Moon Lake Township
About 26% 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 Moon Lake Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moon Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lippert Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cusator Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Stirton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lippert Township, Cusator Township, Stirton Township and Windsor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moon 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 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 Moon Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Moon Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Moon Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Moon 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 Moon Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moon Lake 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.