Making a living in Pontiac Township
27 jobs are based in Pontiac Township; 24 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 52% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Pontiac Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (33%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pontiac Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
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 Pontiac Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pontiac Township clocks in
33% 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.
The kinds of work in Pontiac Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pontiac Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 27. 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 Pontiac Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pontiac Township
of Pontiac Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 52% 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 Pontiac Township goes to work
About 21% 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 Pontiac Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Enderlin (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pontiac Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Township | – | — | — | — | $128,571 |
| Enderlin | 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Raritan Township | under 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Enderlin, Clifton Township, Raritan Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pontiac 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 Pontiac Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pontiac Township?
$128,571 (±$14,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pontiac Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pontiac Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (33%, 39 mi), Page (13%, 34 mi), Tower City (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pontiac 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 Pontiac Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pontiac 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.