How Saline Township works: jobs, income and commuting
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Saline Township for work; outside it, Towner is the main destination (33%, 22 miles). Saline Township has 2 jobs, against 3 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Saline Township
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.67 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.
The towns that employ Saline Township’s residents
Where Saline Township clocks in
33% of workers
33% 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.
100% of the jobs in Saline Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saline Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Saline Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Saline Township
of Saline Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Saline 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.
Saline Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saline Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Little Deep Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Gilmore Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Deering Township | under 34% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Egg Creek Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Grilley Township | under 34% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Deep Township, Gilmore Township, Deering Township, Egg Creek Township and Grilley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saline 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 Saline Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Saline Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Saline Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Towner (33%, 22 mi), Minot (33%, 22 mi), Denbigh Township (33%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saline 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 Saline Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saline 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.