About half of Sauk Prairie Township’s working residents commute to Kenmare
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Sauk Prairie Township for work; outside it, Kenmare is the main destination (50%, 8 miles). 3 jobs are based in Sauk Prairie Township for 6 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sauk Prairie Township
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 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.
0.50 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 Sauk Prairie Township’s residents
Where Sauk Prairie 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.
Sauk Prairie Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sauk Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 3. 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 Sauk Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sauk Prairie Township
of Sauk Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
The commute from Sauk Prairie Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Sauk Prairie Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sauk Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Prairie Township | – | — | — | — | $96,563 |
| Greenbush Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Kenmare Township | under 17% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| McKinney Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Baden Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenbush Township, Roosevelt Township, Kenmare Township, McKinney Township and Baden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sauk Prairie 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 Sauk Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sauk Prairie Township?
$96,563 (±$31,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sauk Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sauk Prairie Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sauk Prairie 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 Sauk Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sauk Prairie 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.