About one in three of Shell Township’s working residents commute to Stanley
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 18 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
31% of working residents work in Stanley
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Shell Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Shell Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
18 jobs are based in Shell Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shell Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 18. 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.
Working from home in Shell Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Shell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
Half of Shell Township commutes less than 24 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 31% 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.
Shell Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Shell Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Township | – | — | — | — | $68,750 |
| Oakland Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayzetta Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Coulee Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Osloe Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakland Township, Wayzetta Township, Spring Coulee Township and Osloe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Shell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shell Township?
$68,750 (±$53,564) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shell Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Shell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (31%, 22 mi), Rolla (6%, 126 mi), Beach (6%, 119 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shell 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 Shell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shell 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.