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Jobs & commute in Ops Township

Ops Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

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

Day and night

Ops Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night38
Workday23
38live here− 20head out to work+ 5come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Ops Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.25 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.

The commute map

20% of working residents work in Grafton

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Mentor: 1 residents work here (5%)University CityPisekHoople: 1 residents work here (5%)Adams: 1 residents work here (5%)Fordville: 1 residents work here (5%)Rolla: 1 residents work here (5%)Minto: 1 residents work here (5%)Mayville: 1 residents work here (5%)Park RiverGrafton: 4 residents work here (20%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (15%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (10%)Strabane TownshipForest River TownshipOps TownshipEden TownshipRushford TownshipPrairie Centre TownshipGraftonGrand ForksFargoMentorHoopleAdamsOps Township
1
Grafton14.5 mi away
20%4
2
Grand Forks31.6 mi away
15%3
3
Fargo101.1 mi away
10%2
4
Mentor, MN76.2 mi away
5%1
5
Hoople20.7 mi away
5%1
6
Adams26 mi away
5%1
7
Fordville10.1 mi away
5%1
8
Rolla101.9 mi away
5%1
9
Minto10.2 mi away
5%1
10
Mayville52.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%4
The top trips

Where Ops Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

Ops Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods

5 jobs are based in Ops Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ops Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ops TownshipJobs Ops Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms80%15%
Trade, transport & utilities20%35%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%40%
Over $3,333 a month80%45%

Who does it

29 or younger20%35%
30 to 5440%45%
55 and older40%20%
+0%

Jobs based in Ops Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Ops Township

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

of Ops Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Ops Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Half of Ops Township commutes less than 28 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrafton: 20% · 14.5 miGrand Forks: 15% · 31.6 miFargo: 10% · 101.1 miMentor: 5% · 76.2 miHoople: 5% · 20.7 miAdams: 5% · 26 miFordville: 5% · 10.1 miRolla: 5% · 101.9 miMinto: 5% · 10.2 miMayville: 5% · 52.5 miGrafton 20%Grand Forks 15%Fargo 10%Hoople 5%Ops Township
Ops TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi3 residents
30%10–24 mi6 residents
20%25–50 mi4 residents
35%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 35% 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.

Next door

Ops Township and the towns next door

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

Jobs & commute next door

TownOps Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ops Township–———$73,750
Eden Townshipunder 5%————
Forest River Townshipunder 5%——21 min—
Prairie Centre Townshipunder 5%————
Strabane Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Forest River Township, Prairie Centre Township and Strabane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

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 Ops Township: questions

What is the median household income in Ops Township?

$73,750 (±$39,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ops Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Ops Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (20%, 14 mi), Grand Forks (15%, 32 mi), Fargo (10%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ops 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 Ops Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Ops Township

Ops 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.