About half of Wayne Township’s working residents commute to Antler
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wayne Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
3.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Wayne Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Wayne Township clocks in
50% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Wayne Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
7 jobs are based in Wayne Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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.
Working from home in Wayne Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Wayne Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 29% 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.
Half of Wayne Township commutes less than 4 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 50% 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.
Wayne Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Wayne Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Antler Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Bentinck Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Richburg Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Antler Township, Bentinck Township and Richburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Antler (50%, 6 mi), Forward Township (50%, 103 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wayne 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 Wayne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne 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.