With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Vesta Township works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Employers in Vesta Township report 4 jobs, and 9 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Vesta Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (33%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vesta Township by day and by night
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Vesta Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Commuting out of Vesta Township: the destinations
Where Vesta Township clocks in
33% of workers
22% of workers
11% 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.
Vesta Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Vesta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Vesta Township
of Vesta Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
The distance from Vesta Township to work
About 56% 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.
The towns around Vesta Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vesta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesta Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Tiber Township | under 12% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Norton Township | under 12% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Golden Township | under 12% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Latona Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Tiber Township, Norton Township, Golden Township and Latona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vesta 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 Vesta Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Vesta Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Vesta Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (33%, 53 mi), Grafton (22%, 26 mi), Cavalier (11%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vesta 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 Vesta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vesta 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.