Wells Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Wells Township report 6 jobs, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Wells Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Wells Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
38% of working residents work in Harvey
Where Wells Township clocks in
38% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
83% of the jobs in Wells Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wells Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 6. 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 Wells Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wells Township
of Wells Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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 it is to work from Wells Township
About 34% 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.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Wells Township’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wells Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | – | — | — | — | $79,722 |
| Harvey | 38% | D | A− | 10 min | $42,697 |
| Fram Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsdale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Forward Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hagel Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Western Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fram Township, Hillsdale Township, Forward Township, Hagel Township and Western Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harvey. Darker towns draw more of Wells 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 Wells Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wells Township?
$79,722 (±$46,444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wells Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wells Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (38%, 4 mi), Bismarck (10%, 81 mi), Fessenden (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wells 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 Wells Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wells 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.