Cooperstown draws about half of Sverdrup Township’s working residents
0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in Sverdrup Township; the top destination outside it is Cooperstown (50%, 5 miles). Employers in Sverdrup Township report 6 jobs; 16 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sverdrup Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Sverdrup Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.38 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 people from Sverdrup Township work
Where Sverdrup Township clocks in
50% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Sverdrup Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sverdrup Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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 Sverdrup Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sverdrup Township
of Sverdrup Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 Sverdrup Township goes to work
About 38% 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 Sverdrup Township
The biggest share goes to Greenfield Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sverdrup Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sverdrup Township | – | — | — | — | $64,167 |
| Riverside Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Washburn Township | under 7% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Broadview Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfield Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Ball Hill Township | under 7% | — | — | 7 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside Township, Washburn Township, Broadview Township, Greenfield Township and Ball Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sverdrup Township?
$64,167 (±$47,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sverdrup Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sverdrup Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sverdrup 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.