With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sarnia Township works elsewhere
Only 7% stay in Sarnia Township for work; outside it, Tolna is the main destination (14%, 27 miles). Sarnia Township has 3 jobs, against 14 working residents. Below the poverty line: 34.5% of residents, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sarnia Township by day and by night
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Sarnia Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
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 places Sarnia Township commutes to
Where Sarnia Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
In Sarnia Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Sarnia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Sarnia Township commutes less than 27 miles
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 Sarnia Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sarnia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarnia Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Dahlen Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Perth Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Michigan Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise Township, Dahlen Township, Perth Township and Michigan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sarnia 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 Sarnia Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sarnia Township?
34.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sarnia Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tolna (14%, 27 mi), Lakota (14%, 14 mi), Devils Lake (14%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sarnia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sarnia 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.