More than half of Sawyer Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Hardly any work in Sawyer Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (59%, 14 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Employers in Sawyer Township report 51 jobs, against 123 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sawyer Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Sawyer Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.41 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 Sawyer Township’s residents
Where Sawyer Township clocks in
2% 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.
The kinds of work in Sawyer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sawyer Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 51. 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 Sawyer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sawyer Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sawyer Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sawyer Township
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.
Around Sawyer Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sawyer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $91,250 |
| Velva Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Willis Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| New Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Brillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Velva Township, Willis Township, New Prairie Township and Brillian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sawyer 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 Sawyer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sawyer Township?
$91,250 (±$12,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sawyer Township?
0.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sawyer Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sawyer Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Sawyer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sawyer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sawyer 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.