Photo: NASA · Public domainVan Hook Township has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 341 people commute in to work
Working residents average 13 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Van Hook Township; the top destination outside it is New Town (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Van Hook Township’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Van Hook Township on a workday afternoon, 105% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Van Hook Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Van Hook Township clocks in
21% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Van Hook Township makes things: 75% of its jobs are in goods
350 jobs are based in Van Hook Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Van Hook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Hook Township, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 350. 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.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of North Dakota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Van Hook Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 184 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.
Half of Van Hook Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 22% 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.
Van Hook Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Osborn Township (7%). Darker towns draw more of Van Hook Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Hook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Hook Township | – | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Crane Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Osborn Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayzetta Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Parshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crane Creek Township, Osborn Township, Wayzetta Township, Liberty Township and Parshall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Van Hook Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Van Hook Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Van Hook Township?
13 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 Van Hook Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Town (21%, 8 mi), Osborn Township (7%, 5 mi), Stanley (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Van Hook 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 Van Hook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Hook 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.