Myrtle Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Myrtle Township for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (29%, 17 miles). There are 5 jobs in Myrtle Township for 24 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Myrtle Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Myrtle Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Myrtle Township to work: where people go
Where Myrtle Township clocks in
29% of workers
13% of workers
4% 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.
Myrtle Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Myrtle Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Myrtle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Myrtle Township
of Myrtle Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 0% 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.
How many miles Myrtle Township commutes
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.
The towns around Myrtle Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myrtle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Manitou Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sorkness Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| White Earth Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Manitou Township, Sorkness Township and White Earth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Myrtle 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 Myrtle Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Myrtle Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Myrtle Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (29%, 17 mi), Williston (13%, 42 mi), Berthold (4%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Myrtle 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 Myrtle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myrtle 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.