About one in three of Olson Township’s working residents commute to Devils Lake
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Olson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Olson Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
33% of working residents work in Devils Lake
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Olson Township clocks in
33% of workers
17% of workers
17% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Olson Township commutes less than 29 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 17% 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.
Olson Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Olson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cando Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Zion Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Atkins Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Gerrard Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cando Township, Zion Township, Atkins Township and Gerrard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Olson Township: questions
Where do people who live in Olson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (33%, 33 mi), Cando (17%, 4 mi), Fargo (17%, 161 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Olson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olson 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.