Newport Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Newport Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (21%, 39 miles). Employers in Newport Township report 13 jobs for 47 working residents. For 12% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Newport Township by day
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Newport Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Newport Township goes to work
Where Newport Township clocks in
11% 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.
Newport Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 13. 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 Newport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Newport Township
of Newport Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 12% 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 far Newport Township goes to work
About 37% 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 Newport Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Denbigh Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Denbigh Township and Berwick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newport 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.
- 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 Newport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newport Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Newport Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (21%, 39 mi), Towner (11%, 2 mi), Bottineau (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newport 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 Newport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport 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.