Work means Devils Lake for more than half of Royal Township’s working residents
Royal Township has 5 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in Royal Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (60%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Royal Township on a workday
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Royal Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Royal Township: the destinations
Where Royal Township clocks in
60% of workers
20% 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.
Working from home in Royal Township
of Royal 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 it is to work from Royal Township
About 40% 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 to Royal Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Royal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Township | under 20% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Northfield Township | under 20% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Klingstrup Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Banner Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sullivan Township, Northfield Township, Klingstrup Township and Banner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Royal 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 Royal Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Royal Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Royal Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Royal 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 Royal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Royal 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.