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Jobs & commute in St. Paul Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of St. Paul Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in St. Paul Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (36%, 32 miles). Employers in St. Paul Township report 1 jobs, against 22 working residents. Home is the office for 67% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.

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

1 jobs based here
Household income
$200K
median · North Dakota $77K
Poverty
7.7%
North Dakota 10.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
North Dakota 2.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 22 working residents
Work from home
67%
North Dakota 8% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

In and out of St. Paul Township on a workday

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night75
Workday54
75live here− 22head out to work+ 1come in to work= 54on a workday

About 54 people are in St. Paul Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs 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. Paul Township: the destinations

Minnetonka: 1 residents work here (5%)Steele: 1 residents work here (5%)Gackle: 1 residents work here (5%)TappenLaMoure: 1 residents work here (5%)Langdon: 1 residents work here (5%)Jamestown: 8 residents work here (36%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 3 residents work here (14%)Newbury TownshipPeterson TownshipChicago TownshipSt. Paul TownshipCrystal Springs TownshipEldridge Township: 2 residents work here (9%)Stanley Township: 1 residents work here (5%)JamestownFargoEldridge TownshipMinnetonkaSteeleGackleSt. Paul Township
1
Jamestown32.3 mi away
36%8
2
Fargo120.2 mi away
14%3
3
Eldridge Township24.2 mi away
9%2
4
Minnetonka, MN313.8 mi away
5%1
5
Steele25.8 mi away
5%1
6
Gackle19.3 mi away
5%1
7
LaMoure61.6 mi away
5%1
8
Langdon139.6 mi away
5%1
9
Grand Forks129.7 mi away
5%1
10
Stanley Township120.1 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%2
The top trips

Where St. Paul Township clocks in

36% of workers
32.3 mi awayJamestown8 St. Paul Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
120.2 mi awayFargo3 St. Paul Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
24.2 mi awayEldridge Township2 St. Paul Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

In St. Paul Township, services account for most jobs

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

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%9%
Trade, transport & utilities0%32%
Services: health, schools, offices100%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%18%
30 to 54100%41%
55 and older0%41%

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. Paul Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in St. Paul Township

Working from home
67%

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

About 7 in 10
How St. Paul Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 3 commuters (the 67% 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

Where in the region St. Paul Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 36% · 32.3 miFargo: 14% · 120.2 miEldridge Township: 9% · 24.2 miMinnetonka: 5% · 313.8 miSteele: 5% · 25.8 miGackle: 5% · 19.3 miLaMoure: 5% · 61.6 miLangdon: 5% · 139.6 miGrand Forks: 5% · 129.7 miStanley Township: 5% · 120.1 miJamestown 36%Fargo 14%Minnetonka 5%Steele 5%St. Paul Township
St. Paul TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
5%10–24 mi1 residents
55%25–50 mi12 residents
41%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 41% 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

Around St. Paul Township: the bordering towns

Chicago Township: few work hereNewbury Township: few work hereCrystal Springs Township: few work herePeterson Township: few work hereChicago TownshipNewbury TownshipCrystal Springs TownshipPeterson TownshipSt. Paul Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Chicago Townshipunder 5% of St. Paul TownshipNewbury Townshipunder 5% of St. Paul TownshipCrystal Springs Townshipunder 5% of St. Paul TownshipPeterson Townshipunder 5% of St. Paul Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSt. Paul Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
St. Paul Township–———$200,417
Chicago Townshipunder 5%——16 min—
Newbury Townshipunder 5%————
Crystal Springs Townshipunder 5%————
Peterson Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Chicago Township, Newbury Township, Crystal Springs Township and Peterson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of St. Paul 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. Paul Township: questions

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

$200,417 (±$129,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in St. Paul Township?

7.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

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

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (36%, 32 mi), Fargo (14%, 120 mi), Eldridge Township (9%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around St. Paul 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. Paul Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of St. Paul Township

St. Paul Township home →
HandbookGetting around St. Paul TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.