Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of St. Thomas Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
19% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). There are 32 jobs in St. Thomas Township, and 61 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in St. Thomas Township; the top destination outside it is Drayton (18%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through St. Thomas Township
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in St. Thomas Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The towns that employ St. Thomas Township’s residents
Where St. Thomas Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 63% of St. Thomas Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Thomas Township, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 32. 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. Thomas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Thomas Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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.
Miles to work from St. Thomas Township
About 28% 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.
Around St. Thomas Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Thomas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Midland Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Farmington Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lodema Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Midland Township, Hamilton Township, Farmington Township and Lodema Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Thomas Township?
1.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Thomas Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Thomas Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Drayton (18%, 15 mi), Grafton (11%, 16 mi), Fargo (10%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Thomas 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. Thomas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Thomas 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.