Jobs and the daily commute in Wagar Township
Employers in Wagar Township report 10 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Wagar Township; the top destination outside it is Towner (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Wagar Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
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 Wagar Township commutes to
Where Wagar Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
A place that makes things: 90% of Wagar Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wagar Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 10. 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 Wagar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Wagar Township, by distance
About 40% 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.
Work in the towns next to Wagar Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wagar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagar Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gilmore Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Bantry Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Denbigh Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Riga Township | under 10% | — | — | 47 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilmore Township, Bantry Township, Denbigh Township and Riga Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wagar 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 Wagar Township: questions
Where do people who live in Wagar Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Towner (20%, 10 mi), Bismarck (20%, 111 mi), Minot (20%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wagar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wagar 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.