North Creel Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 74 jobs in North Creel Township for 171 working residents. The average commute, 18 minutes each way, matches the North Dakota norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in North Creel Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in North Creel Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
39% of working residents work in Devils Lake
Where North Creel Township clocks in
39% of workers
7% 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.
78% of the jobs in North Creel Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Creel Township, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 74. 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 North Creel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from North Creel Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Creel Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Creel Township
About 38% 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.
39% of North Creel Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Creel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Creel Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $119,167 |
| Devils Lake | 39% | C− | A | 12 min | $43,220 |
| Freshwater Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Harbor Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Minnewaukan Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Creel Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 11 min | $113,942 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freshwater Township, Grand Harbor Township and Minnewaukan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Devils Lake. Darker towns draw more of North Creel 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 North Creel Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Creel Township?
$119,167 (±$61,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Creel Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Creel Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Creel Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (39%, 4 mi), Fargo (7%, 132 mi), Grand Forks (4%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Creel 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 North Creel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Creel 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.