Watson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Watson Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (41%, 29 miles). There are 9 jobs in Watson Township, against 32 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Watson Township by day and by night
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Watson Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Watson Township goes to work
Where Watson Township clocks in
41% 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 Watson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Watson Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 9. 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 Watson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Watson Township
of Watson Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
How far Watson Township’s workers travel
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.
How Watson Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Watson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Walburg Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Highland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Leonard Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walburg Township, Highland Township and Leonard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Watson 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 Watson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Watson Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Watson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (41%, 29 mi), Tower City (6%, 23 mi), Casselton (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Watson 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 Watson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Watson 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.