Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Portal Township
0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Portal Township for work; outside it, Powers Lake is the main destination (10%, 26 miles). The Census job records count 10 working residents of Portal Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Portal Township on a workday
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Portal Township on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Portal Township to work: where people go
Where Portal Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Portal Township
of Portal Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Portal Township
About 50% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Portal Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Portal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portal Township | – | — | — | — | $127,500 |
| Short Creek Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Soo Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Portal | under 10% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Vale Township | under 10% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Short Creek Township, Soo Township, Portal and Vale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Portal 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 2024, 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 Portal Township: questions
What is the median household income in Portal Township?
$127,500 (±$22,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Portal Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Portal Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Powers Lake (10%, 26 mi), Mayville (10%, 263 mi), Tioga (10%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Portal 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 Portal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Portal Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.