West Bank Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Only 2% work in West Bank Township; the top destination outside it is Williston (33%, 30 miles). West Bank Township has 45 jobs for 46 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from West Bank Township ends
Where West Bank Township clocks in
33% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in West Bank Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Bank Township, 2014 → 2024: 79 → 45. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Bank Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in West Bank Township
of West Bank Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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 West Bank Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to West Bank Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Bank Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bank Township | – | — | — | — | $132,813 |
| Equality Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Farmvale Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Tioga Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Equality Township, Farmvale Township, Tioga Township and Pleasant Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Bank 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 2024, 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 West Bank Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Bank Township?
$132,813 (±$58,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Bank Township?
1.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in West Bank Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (33%, 30 mi), Williston Township (11%, 33 mi), Fargo (9%, 306 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Bank 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 West Bank Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Bank Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.