Viking Lutheran Church · Photo: Fred Olsen, photograher · Public domainSouth Viking Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
South Viking Township has 6 jobs, against 18 working residents. Hardly any stay in South Viking Township for work; outside it, Leeds is the main destination (11%, 27 miles). 0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in South Viking Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in South Viking Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
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 people from South Viking Township work
Where South Viking Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
33% of the jobs in South Viking Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Viking Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. 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 South Viking Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in South Viking Township
of South Viking Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 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.
Where in the region South Viking Township works
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.
South Viking Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Viking Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Viking Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| West Antelope Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Norway Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| North Viking Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arne Township, West Antelope Township, Norway Lake Township and North Viking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Viking 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 South Viking Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in South Viking Township?
5.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in South Viking Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leeds (11%, 27 mi), New Rockford (11%, 22 mi), Sheyenne (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Viking Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Viking Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Viking 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.