Most of Walsh Centre Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 7 jobs in Walsh Centre Township for 66 working residents. Hardly any work in Walsh Centre Township itself; outside it, Grafton draws the most (15%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Walsh Centre Township
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Walsh Centre Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Where Walsh Centre Township’s working residents head each day
Where Walsh Centre Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Walsh Centre Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walsh Centre Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 7. 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 Walsh Centre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way for Walsh Centre Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walsh Centre Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 4% 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 it is to work from Walsh Centre Township
About 26% 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 Walsh Centre Township
The biggest share goes to Minto (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walsh Centre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh Centre Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $66,651 |
| Prairie Centre Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Forest River Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Minto | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Harriston Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Centre Township, Forest River Township, Minto and Harriston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walsh Centre 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 Walsh Centre Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walsh Centre Township?
$66,651 (±$17,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walsh Centre Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walsh Centre Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walsh Centre Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (15%, 6 mi), Grand Forks (9%, 33 mi), Cavalier (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walsh Centre 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 Walsh Centre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walsh Centre 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.