With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Van Meter Township works elsewhere
17% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Van Meter Township has 12 jobs, and 46 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Van Meter Township; the top destination outside it is Ellendale (17%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Van Meter Township on a workday
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Van Meter Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
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 Van Meter Township commutes to
Where Van Meter Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 92% of the jobs in Van Meter Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Meter Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 12. 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 Van Meter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Van Meter Township
of Van Meter Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 17% 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 many miles Van Meter Township commutes
About 46% 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.
Van Meter Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Ellendale Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Meter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Meter Township | – | — | — | — | $185,781 |
| Kentner Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellendale Township | 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Ada Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kentner Township, Ellendale Township and Ada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Van Meter 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 Van Meter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Van Meter Township?
$185,781 (±$75,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Meter Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Van Meter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellendale (17%, 4 mi), Bismarck (9%, 125 mi), Fargo (9%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Van Meter 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 Meter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Meter 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.