With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Port Emma Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Port Emma Township itself; outside it, Monango draws the most (17%, 23 miles). 2 jobs are based in Port Emma Township, and 24 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Port Emma Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Port Emma Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Commuting out of Port Emma Township: the destinations
Where Port Emma Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Port Emma Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Emma Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Port Emma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Port Emma Township
of Port Emma Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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.
Miles to work from Port Emma Township
About 46% 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.
Port Emma Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Emma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Emma Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lovell Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Ada Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lovell Township, Ada Township and Hudson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Emma 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 Port Emma Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Port Emma Township?
18.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Port Emma Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monango (17%, 23 mi), Ellendale (8%, 15 mi), Oakes (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Port Emma 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 Port Emma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Emma 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.