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Jobs & commute in Pulaski Township

Most of Pulaski Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Pulaski Township report 5 jobs, against 30 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pulaski Township for work; outside it, Grafton is the main destination (23%, 12 miles). For 25% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Pulaski Township by day

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night70
Workday45
70live here− 30head out to work+ 5come in to work= 45on a workday

About 45 people are in Pulaski Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Pulaski Township’s working residents head each day

Red Lake Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)East Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (3%)Moorhead: 1 residents work here (3%)Drayton: 1 residents work here (3%)FordvilleMinto: 2 residents work here (7%)Grafton: 7 residents work here (23%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (7%)Big Woods TownshipVernon TownshipPulaski TownshipSt. Andrews Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Oakwood Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Acton Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Walshville TownshipWalsh Centre TownshipHarriston TownshipGraftonMintoGrand ForksSt. Andrews TownshipOakwood TownshipActon TownshipPulaski Township
1
Grafton11.6 mi away
23%7
2
Minto8.1 mi away
7%2
3
Grand Forks28 mi away
7%2
47%2
5
Oakwood Township9.1 mi away
7%2
6
Acton Township7.4 mi away
7%2
7
Red Lake Falls, MN52.2 mi away
3%1
83%1
9
Moorhead, MN102.6 mi away
3%1
10
Drayton17 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%9
The top trips

Where Pulaski Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Pulaski Township, 60% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Pulaski TownshipJobs Pulaski Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%43%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices40%37%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month60%30%
Over $3,333 a month40%60%

Who does it

29 or younger20%13%
30 to 540%47%
55 and older80%40%
−75%

Jobs based in Pulaski Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 5. 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 Pulaski Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Pulaski Township

Working from home
25%

of Pulaski Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Pulaski Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Walk

Share of the 12 commuters (the 25% 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

How far Pulaski Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrafton: 23% · 11.6 miMinto: 7% · 8.1 miGrand Forks: 7% · 28 miSt. Andrews Township: 7% · 12.1 miOakwood Township: 7% · 9.1 miActon Township: 7% · 7.4 miRed Lake Falls: 3% · 52.2 miEast Grand Forks: 3% · 28.2 miMoorhead: 3% · 102.6 miDrayton: 3% · 17 miGrafton 23%Minto 7%Grand Forks 7%St. Andrews Township 7%Oakwood Township 7%Pulaski Township
Pulaski TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi6 residents
47%10–24 mi14 residents
10%25–50 mi3 residents
23%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 23% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Pulaski Township

The biggest share goes to Acton Township (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownPulaski Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pulaski Township–———$71,250
Walshville Townshipunder 4%——24 min—
Acton Township7%——15 min—
Harriston Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Walshville Township, Acton Township and Harriston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pulaski Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pulaski Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pulaski Township?

$71,250 (±$38,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pulaski Township?

19.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Pulaski Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (23%, 12 mi), Minto (7%, 8 mi), Grand Forks (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pulaski 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 Pulaski Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Pulaski Township

Pulaski Township home →

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.