Work means Minot for about half of Surrey Township’s working residents
Surrey Township has 171 jobs, against 149 working residents. Hardly any work in Surrey Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (49%, 9 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Surrey Township
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 170 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
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 places Surrey Township commutes to
Where Surrey Township clocks in
7% 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: 47% of the jobs in Surrey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Surrey Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 171. 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 Surrey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Surrey Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Surrey Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Surrey Township works
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Surrey Township
The biggest share goes to Surrey (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Surrey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $132,500 |
| Surrey | 3% | A− | D | 20 min | $106,438 |
| Maryland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| New Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Nedrose Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $123,967 |
| Kottke Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sundre Township | under 2% | A | D | 24 min | $107,218 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maryland Township, Norwich Township, New Prairie Township and Kottke Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Surrey 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 Surrey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Surrey Township?
$132,500 (±$46,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Surrey Township?
1.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Surrey Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Surrey Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Surrey 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 Surrey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Surrey 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.