Most of Potter Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Potter Township has 8 jobs; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Potter Township itself; outside it, Valley City draws the most (24%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Potter Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Potter 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.
The towns that employ Potter Township’s residents
Where Potter Township clocks in
24% of workers
17% 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.
75% of the jobs in Potter Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Potter Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 8. 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 Potter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Potter Township
About 52% 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 Potter Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Potter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Eckelson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hemen Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hobart Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Anderson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eckelson Township, Hemen Township, Hobart Township, Anderson Township and Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Potter 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 Potter Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Potter Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Potter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (24%, 12 mi), Fargo (17%, 68 mi), Valley Township (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Potter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Potter 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.