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Jobs & commute in Verner Township

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Verner Township works elsewhere

0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). There are 4 jobs in Verner Township for 9 working residents. Hardly any work in Verner Township; the top destination outside it is Gwinner (33%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Verner Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night30
Workday25
30live here− 9head out to work+ 4come in to work= 25on a workday

About 25 people are in Verner Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.44jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Verner Township: the destinations

MooretonForman: 2 residents work here (22%)Gwinner: 3 residents work here (33%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (11%)West FargoVerner TownshipGriffin TownshipDenver Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Dunbar Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Vivian TownshipJackson TownshipHarlem TownshipBear Creek TownshipHall TownshipPreston Township: 1 residents work here (11%)GwinnerFormanValley CityDenver TownshipDunbar TownshipPreston TownshipVerner Township
1
Gwinner13.9 mi away
33%3
2
Forman13.9 mi away
22%2
3
Valley City53.7 mi away
11%1
411%1
5
Dunbar Township17.3 mi away
11%1
6
Preston Township30.2 mi away
11%1
The top trips

Where Verner Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Verner Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Verner TownshipJobs Verner Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%44%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%33%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%33%
Over $3,333 a month75%56%

Who does it

29 or younger25%22%
30 to 5475%33%
55 and older0%44%

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 Verner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Verner Township

Working from home
0%

of Verner Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Verner Township gets to work
74%Drive alone
26%Carpool

Share of the 34 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

How far Verner Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miGwinner: 33% · 13.9 miForman: 22% · 13.9 miValley City: 11% · 53.7 miDenver Township: 11% · 6 miDunbar Township: 11% · 17.3 miPreston Township: 11% · 30.2 miGwinner 33%Forman 22%Valley City 11%Denver Township 11%Dunbar Township 11%Verner Township
Verner TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
67%10–24 mi6 residents
11%25–50 mi1 residents
11%Over 50 mi1 residents

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

Verner Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownVerner Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Verner Township–————
Bear Creek Townshipunder 12%——14 min—
Jackson Townshipunder 12%————
Harlem Townshipunder 12%————
Denver Township11%——3 min—
Vivian Townshipunder 12%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bear Creek Township, Jackson Township, Harlem Township, Denver Township and Vivian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Denver Township. Darker towns draw more of Verner Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Verner Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Verner Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Verner Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (33%, 14 mi), Forman (22%, 14 mi), Valley City (11%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Verner 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 Verner Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Verner Township

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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.