Brown, Stephen William, Stone House · Photo: RustyQtr · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Sharlow Township, and the trip to work
Hardly any work in Sharlow Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (38%, 19 miles). 4% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Sharlow Township has 24 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Sharlow Township
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Sharlow Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where Sharlow Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sharlow Township clocks in
38% of workers
13% 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 Sharlow Township
of Sharlow Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 4% 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.
Sharlow Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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 Sharlow Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharlow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharlow Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lenton Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Severn Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Alexander Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lenton Township, Severn Township and Alexander Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharlow 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 Sharlow Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sharlow Township?
5.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sharlow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (38%, 19 mi), Fargo (13%, 99 mi), Mohall (4%, 189 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sharlow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sharlow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharlow 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.