St. Andrews Township draws 221 commuters a day, with 11.2 jobs for every working resident
At home: 59% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). St. Andrews Township has 223 jobs; 20 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in St. Andrews Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (20%, 114 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Andrews Township’s population more than triples on a workday
On a workday 18 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 240 people are in St. Andrews Township on a workday afternoon, 615% more 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 St. Andrews Township’s workforce comes from
Where St. Andrews Township clocks in
20% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in St. Andrews Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Andrews Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 223. 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 St. Andrews Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Andrews Township
of St. Andrews Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 59% 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.
Miles to work from St. Andrews Township
About 40% 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.
St. Andrews Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Andrews Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Andrews Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Acton Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Martin Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Drayton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Acton Township, Martin Township and Drayton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Andrews 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in St. Andrews Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Andrews Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Andrews Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Andrews Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (20%, 114 mi), Grafton (15%, 11 mi), Grand Forks (10%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Andrews 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 St. Andrews Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Andrews 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.