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Jobs & commute in St. Joseph Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of St. Joseph Township works elsewhere

Working from home is the commute for 18% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Employers in St. Joseph Township report 4 jobs for 33 working residents. Hardly any stay in St. Joseph Township for work; outside it, Walhalla is the main destination (30%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of St. Joseph Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night67
Workday38
67live here− 33head out to work+ 4come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in St. Joseph Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of St. Joseph Township: the destinations

Crystal: 1 residents work here (3%)Drayton: 1 residents work here (3%)Cavalier: 4 residents work here (12%)Pembina: 3 residents work here (9%)Walhalla: 10 residents work here (30%)Grafton: 2 residents work here (6%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)St. Joseph TownshipCavalier Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Walhalla TownshipFelson TownshipAdvance TownshipWalhallaCavalierPembinaGraftonGrand ForksFargoSt. Joseph Township
1
Walhalla9 mi away
30%10
2
Cavalier12 mi away
12%4
3
Pembina21.8 mi away
9%3
4
Grafton40.1 mi away
6%2
5
Grand Forks77.2 mi away
6%2
6
Fargo150.2 mi away
6%2
76%2
8
Crystal24.7 mi away
3%1
9
Drayton36.8 mi away
3%1
10
Devils Lake78.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%5
The top trips

Where St. Joseph Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 50% of St. Joseph Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in St. Joseph TownshipJobs St. Joseph Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices50%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%33%
Over $3,333 a month50%45%

Who does it

29 or younger0%18%
30 to 5450%33%
55 and older50%48%
−20%

Jobs based in St. Joseph Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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. Joseph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in St. Joseph Township

Working from home
19%

of St. Joseph Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How St. Joseph Township gets to work
41%Drive alone
59%Carpool

Share of the 22 commuters (the 19% 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.

How far

The distance from St. Joseph Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWalhalla: 30% · 9 miCavalier: 12% · 12 miPembina: 9% · 21.8 miGrafton: 6% · 40.1 miGrand Forks: 6% · 77.2 miFargo: 6% · 150.2 miCavalier Township: 6% · 8.2 miCrystal: 3% · 24.7 miDrayton: 3% · 36.8 miDevils Lake: 3% · 78.4 miWalhalla 30%Cavalier 12%Pembina 9%Grafton 6%Grand Forks 6%St. Joseph Township
St. Joseph TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi10 residents
36%10–24 mi12 residents
15%25–50 mi5 residents
18%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 18% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to St. Joseph Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSt. Joseph Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
St. Joseph Township–———$68,250
Felson Townshipunder 4%————
Walhalla Townshipunder 4%————
Advance Townshipunder 4%——17 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Felson Township, Walhalla Township and Advance Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of St. Joseph Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in St. Joseph Township: questions

What is the median household income in St. Joseph Township?

$68,250 (±$58,325) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in St. Joseph Township?

19.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in St. Joseph Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walhalla (30%, 9 mi), Cavalier (12%, 12 mi), Pembina (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around St. Joseph Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from St. Joseph Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of St. Joseph Township

St. Joseph Township home →

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.