About two in five of Sheldon Township’s working residents commute to New Rockford
No jobs are based in Sheldon Township in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any stay in Sheldon Township for work; outside it, New Rockford is the main destination (43%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sheldon Township by day and by night
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6 people are in Sheldon Township on a workday afternoon, 70% 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 Sheldon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sheldon Township clocks in
43% 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 Sheldon Township
of Sheldon Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sheldon Township
About 21% 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.
How Sheldon Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheldon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tiffany Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| New Rockford Township | under 8% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Bush Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Prairie Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tiffany Township, New Rockford Township, Bush Township and Pleasant Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheldon 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 Sheldon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sheldon Township?
26.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sheldon Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sheldon 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 Sheldon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheldon 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.