Prairie Centre Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Employers in Prairie Centre Township report 12 jobs, against 27 working residents. Hardly any stay in Prairie Centre Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (26%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Prairie Centre Township
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 70 people are in Prairie Centre Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where people from Prairie Centre Township work
Where Prairie Centre Township clocks in
26% of workers
19% of workers
15% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Prairie Centre Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Centre Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 12. 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 Prairie Centre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prairie Centre Township
of Prairie Centre Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 Prairie Centre Township
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.
Prairie Centre Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Centre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Centre Township | – | — | — | — | $100,000 |
| Walsh Centre Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Rushford Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ops Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walsh Centre Township, Rushford Township and Ops Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie Centre 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 Prairie Centre Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Centre Township?
$100,000 (±$80,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Centre Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairie Centre Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (26%, 36 mi), Grafton (19%, 10 mi), Park River (15%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prairie Centre Township without a car?
33% 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 Prairie Centre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Centre 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.