There are 4.8 jobs in Prospect Township for every working resident, and 29 people commute in
Hardly any work in Prospect Township; the top destination outside it is Devils Lake (33%, 31 miles). Employers in Prospect Township report 29 jobs; 6 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Prospect Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 40 people are in Prospect Township on a workday afternoon, 135% more than live here.
4.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 in to Prospect Township: where workers come from
Where Prospect Township clocks in
33% 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.
Goods, not services: 86% of the jobs in Prospect Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prospect Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 29. 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 Prospect Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prospect Township
of Prospect Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 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.
How far Prospect Township goes to work
About 33% 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.
The towns around Prospect Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prospect Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Northfield Township | under 17% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Fancher Township | under 17% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Highland Center Township | under 17% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Billings Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northfield Township, Fancher Township, Highland Center Township and Billings Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prospect 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 Prospect Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Prospect Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prospect Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (33%, 31 mi), Starkweather (17%, 17 mi), Langdon (17%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prospect 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 Prospect Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prospect 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.