Ost Valle Bridge · Photo: Glorioussandwich · Public domainGrand Forks draws about two in three of Walle Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Walle Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (65%, 9 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. There are 200 jobs in Walle Township, against 226 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Walle Township stands out on work
More than half of Walle Township works in Grand Forks
148 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Grand Forks, 8.9 miles away. That’s far more as work in Walle Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Walle Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Walle Township’s 16-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 19 to 32 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Walle Township work
Where Walle Township clocks in
65% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
How many miles Walle Township commutes
About 15% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 200 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 (0.88 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 kinds of work in Walle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walle Township, 2013 → 2023: 118 → 200. 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 Walle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 16 minutes in Walle Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walle Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 2% 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 Walle Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Thompson (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walle Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $149,107 |
| Thompson | 4% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $118,281 |
| Grand Forks Township | 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Allendale Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Americus Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Forks Township, Allendale Township and Americus Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walle 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 Walle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walle Township?
$149,107 (±$59,951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walle Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walle Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walle Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Walle 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 Walle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walle 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.