Most of Ora Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Ora Township; the top destination outside it is Devils Lake (33%, 51 miles). Ora Township has 4 jobs, and 15 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ora Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Ora Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Ora Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ora Township clocks in
33% of workers
20% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Ora Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ora Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Ora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ora Township
of Ora Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Ora Township works
About 33% 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.
How Ora Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora Township | – | — | — | — | $118,958 |
| Sharon Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Loretta Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Rugh Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Aneta | under 7% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sharon Township, Lee Township, Loretta Township, Rugh Township and Aneta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ora 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 Ora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ora Township?
$118,958 (±$57,180) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ora Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ora Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (33%, 51 mi), Lakota (20%, 29 mi), Morris (7%, 177 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ora 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 Ora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ora 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.