Where Primrose Township earns its living
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any stay in Primrose Township for work; outside it, Finley is the main destination (17%, 15 miles). 17 jobs are based in Primrose Township for 29 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Primrose Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Primrose Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Primrose Township: the destinations
Where Primrose Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Primrose Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Primrose Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 17. 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 Primrose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Primrose Township
of Primrose Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
The distance from Primrose Township to work
About 38% 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.
Around Primrose Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Sherbrooke Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Primrose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Roseville Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Enger Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Edendale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Sherbrooke Township | 7% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roseville Township, Enger Township, Edendale Township and Sherbrooke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Primrose 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 Primrose Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Primrose Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Primrose Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (17%, 15 mi), Mayville (7%, 10 mi), Grand Forks (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Primrose 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 Primrose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Primrose 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.