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Grain Elevator in Nekoma, North Dakota 7-19-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Nekoma Township

Nekoma Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Employers in Nekoma Township report 1 jobs; 8 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Nekoma Township; the top destination outside it is Langdon (25%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Nekoma Township

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night36
Workday29
36live here− 8head out to work+ 1come in to work= 29on a workday

About 29 people are in Nekoma Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Nekoma Township goes to work

Milton: 1 residents work here (13%)Langdon: 2 residents work here (25%)DickinsonFargo: 1 residents work here (13%)Viding Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Nekoma TownshipOsnabrock TownshipHighland Center TownshipPerry TownshipRaymond Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Billings TownshipCypress Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Armourdale Township: 1 residents work here (13%)LangdonMiltonFargoViding TownshipRaymond TownshipCypress TownshipNekoma Township
1
Langdon11.7 mi away
25%2
2
Milton15.5 mi away
13%1
3
Fargo139.5 mi away
13%1
4
Viding Township, MN130.9 mi away
13%1
5
Raymond Township131.4 mi away
13%1
6
Cypress Township33.9 mi away
13%1
713%1
The top trips

Where Nekoma Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Nekoma Township

Jobs based in Nekoma TownshipJobs Nekoma Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%50%
Trade, transport & utilities0%38%
Services: health, schools, offices0%13%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%13%
Over $3,333 a month100%75%

Who does it

29 or younger0%38%
30 to 54100%38%
55 and older0%25%

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 Nekoma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Nekoma Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLangdon: 25% · 11.7 miMilton: 13% · 15.5 miFargo: 13% · 139.5 miViding Township: 13% · 130.9 miRaymond Township: 13% · 131.4 miCypress Township: 13% · 33.9 miArmourdale Township: 13% · 46.3 miLangdon 25%Milton 13%Fargo 13%Viding Township 13%Raymond Township 13%Nekoma Township
Nekoma TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
38%10–24 mi3 residents
13%25–50 mi1 residents
50%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 50% 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.

Next door

Next door to Nekoma Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownNekoma Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Nekoma Township–————
Billings Townshipunder 13%————
Osnabrock Townshipunder 13%————
Highland Center Townshipunder 13%——20 min—
Perry Townshipunder 13%————

Same-state neighbors only. Billings Township, Osnabrock Township, Highland Center Township and Perry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Nekoma Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Nekoma Township: questions

Where do people who live in Nekoma Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Langdon (25%, 12 mi), Milton (13%, 16 mi), Fargo (13%, 140 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Nekoma Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Nekoma Township

Nekoma Township home →

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.