Jobs, income and commuting in Oshkosh Township, ND
Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 30% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Oshkosh Township for work; outside it, Fessenden is the main destination (19%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Oshkosh Township on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Oshkosh Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 towns that employ Oshkosh Township’s residents
Where Oshkosh Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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 Oshkosh Township pay over $3,333 a month
10 jobs are based in Oshkosh Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oshkosh Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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 Oshkosh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way for Oshkosh Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oshkosh Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 30% 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 Oshkosh 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.
Oshkosh Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oshkosh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh Township | – | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Germantown Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| South Cottonwood Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| St. Anna Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Germantown Township, South Cottonwood Township, Hamburg Township and St. Anna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oshkosh Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oshkosh Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oshkosh Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fessenden (19%, 3 mi), Carrington (13%, 24 mi), Jamestown (13%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oshkosh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oshkosh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oshkosh 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.