Photo: Elcajonfarms at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Most of Velva Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Employers in Velva Township report 61 jobs; 112 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Velva Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (29%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Velva Township
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Velva Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 towns that employ Velva Township’s residents
Where Velva Township clocks in
14% of workers
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.
67% of the jobs in Velva Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Velva Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 61. 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 Velva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Velva Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Velva Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 12% 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 Velva Township works
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 Velva Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Velva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velva Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $115,750 |
| Sawyer Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Brillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| North Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sawyer Township, Lebanon Township, Brown Township, Brillian Township and North Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Velva 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 Velva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Velva Township?
$115,750 (±$53,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Velva Township?
24.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Velva Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Velva Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (29%, 19 mi), Velva (14%, 1 mi), Bismarck (7%, 87 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Velva Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Velva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Velva 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.