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Jobs & commute in Weld Township

Weld Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

3% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Weld Township has 2 jobs, and 15 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Weld Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (33%, 21 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Weld Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night30
Workday17
30live here− 15head out to work+ 2come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in Weld Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Weld Township work

Buchanan: 1 residents work here (7%)ClevelandMedina: 1 residents work here (7%)Napoleon: 1 residents work here (7%)Mandan: 1 residents work here (7%)Jamestown: 5 residents work here (33%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (7%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (7%)HeclaValley Spring TownshipStirton TownshipCarrington Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Weld TownshipWindsor TownshipFlint TownshipRavinia TownshipSpiritwood: 1 residents work here (7%)JamestownBuchananMedinaNapoleonMandanWest FargoWeld Township
1
Jamestown20.8 mi away
33%5
2
Buchanan16.3 mi away
7%1
3
Medina8.8 mi away
7%1
4
Napoleon43 mi away
7%1
5
Mandan83.3 mi away
7%1
6
West Fargo105.2 mi away
7%1
7
Bismarck77.9 mi away
7%1
8
Grand Forks116.8 mi away
7%1
97%1
10
Spiritwood30.1 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1
The top trips

Where Weld Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

100% of the jobs in Weld Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Weld TownshipJobs Weld Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities100%40%
Services: health, schools, offices0%40%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%40%
30 to 5450%40%
55 and older50%20%
+0%

Jobs based in Weld Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Weld Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Weld Township

Working from home
3%

of Weld Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Weld Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 65 commuters (the 3% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Weld Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 33% · 20.8 miBuchanan: 7% · 16.3 miMedina: 7% · 8.8 miNapoleon: 7% · 43 miMandan: 7% · 83.3 miWest Fargo: 7% · 105.2 miBismarck: 7% · 77.9 miGrand Forks: 7% · 116.8 miCarrington Township: 7% · 36.3 miSpiritwood: 7% · 30.1 miJamestown 33%Buchanan 7%Medina 7%Napoleon 7%Weld Township
Weld TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi1 residents
40%10–24 mi6 residents
27%25–50 mi4 residents
27%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 27% 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.

Next door

Next door to Weld Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownWeld Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Weld Township–———$136,250
Flint Townshipunder 7%——22 min—
Clevelandunder 7%——23 min—
Stirton Townshipunder 7%————
Valley Spring Townshipunder 7%————
Windsor Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Flint Township, Cleveland, Stirton Township, Valley Spring Township and Windsor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Weld Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Weld Township: questions

What is the median household income in Weld Township?

$136,250 (±$244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Weld Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Weld Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (33%, 21 mi), Buchanan (7%, 16 mi), Medina (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Weld 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 Weld Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Weld Township

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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.