Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Svea Township
Svea Township has 12 jobs for 17 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Svea Township itself; outside it, Valley City draws the most (24%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Svea Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Svea Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
The towns that employ Svea Township’s residents
Where Svea Township clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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: 58% of Svea Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Svea Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Svea Township
of Svea Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 0% 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 Svea Township
About 35% 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 to Svea Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Svea Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svea Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rosebud Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Skandia Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Meadow Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Hemen Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosebud Township, Skandia Township, Meadow Lake Township and Hemen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Svea 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 Svea Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Svea Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Svea Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (24%, 16 mi), Jamestown (12%, 23 mi), West Fargo (12%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Svea 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 Svea Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Svea 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.