Work means Grand Forks for about two in three of Oakville Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Oakville Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (64%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Oakville Township on a workday
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Oakville Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Commuting out of Oakville Township: the destinations
Where Oakville Township clocks in
64% of workers
9% 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.
80% of the jobs in Oakville Township pay over $3,333 a month
10 jobs are based in Oakville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakville Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 10. 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 Oakville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Oakville Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakville Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
How far Oakville Township goes to work
About 20% 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 Oakville Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Emerado (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $49,038 |
| Emerado | 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Brenna Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Blooming Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emerado, Brenna Township, Chester Township, Blooming Township and Fairfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakville 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 Oakville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakville Township?
$49,038 (±$13,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakville Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakville Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakville Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Oakville 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 Oakville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakville 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.