Sons of Jacob Cemetery · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Sullivan Township, ND
Hardly any work in Sullivan Township itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (20%, 22 miles). 25% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Working residents average 24 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Sullivan Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sullivan Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workers
20% 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.
67% of the jobs in Sullivan Township make or build things
3 jobs are based in Sullivan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivan Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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 Sullivan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivan Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 25% 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 it is to work from Sullivan Township
About 60% 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 Sullivan Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $194,583 |
| Hammer Township | under 20% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Harding Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Overland Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hammer Township, Harding Township, Royal Township and Overland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivan Township?
$194,583 (±$37,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivan Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivan Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (20%, 22 mi), Jamestown (20%, 105 mi), Grand Forks (20%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivan 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.