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Jobs & commute in Virginia Township

Work means Cando for more than half of Virginia Township’s working residents

Hardly any work in Virginia Township; the top destination outside it is Cando (60%, 18 miles). The Census job records count 10 working residents of Virginia Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

Virginia Township by day and by night

On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night14
Workday4
14live here− 10head out to work+ 0come in to work= 4on a workday

About 4 people are in Virginia Township on a workday afternoon, 71% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.

The commute map

The places Virginia Township commutes to

Cando: 6 residents work here (60%)Devils Lake: 2 residents work here (20%)Cando Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Howell TownshipCrocus TownshipTwin Hill Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Virginia TownshipTeddy TownshipRock Lake TownshipCandoDevils LakeCando TownshipTwin Hill TownshipVirginia Township
1
Cando18.5 mi away
60%6
2
Devils Lake46.6 mi away
20%2
3
Cando Township16.8 mi away
10%1
410%1
The top trips

Where Virginia 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Virginia Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miCando: 60% · 18.5 miDevils Lake: 20% · 46.6 miCando Township: 10% · 16.8 miTwin Hill Township: 10% · 8.6 miCando 60%Devils Lake 20%Cando Township 10%Twin Hill Township 10%Virginia Township
Virginia TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
80%10–24 mi8 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
20%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 20% 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

How Virginia Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownVirginia Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Virginia Township–————
Howell Townshipunder 10%————
Crocus Townshipunder 10%————
Rock Lake Townshipunder 10%————
Teddy Townshipunder 10%————

Same-state neighbors only. Howell Township, Crocus Township, Rock Lake Township and Teddy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Virginia 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 Virginia Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Virginia Township?

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

Where do people who live in Virginia Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Virginia Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Virginia 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.