West Bay Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in West Bay Township report 4 jobs, against 17 working residents. Hardly any stay in West Bay Township for work; outside it, Devils Lake is the main destination (18%, 19 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Bay Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in West Bay Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Out of West Bay Township to work: where people go
Where West Bay Township clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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: 50% of jobs based in West Bay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Bay Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 West Bay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, about the ND average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Bay Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Bay Township
About 41% 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.
The towns around West Bay Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Bay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bay Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $93,750 |
| Riggin Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Oberon Township | under 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Eldon Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Lallie Township | under 6% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riggin Township, Oberon Township, Eldon Township and Lallie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Bay 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of West Bay Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- 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 Bay Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Bay Township?
$93,750 (±$45,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Bay Township?
63.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Bay Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Bay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (18%, 19 mi), Twin Falls (6%, 828 mi), Warroad (6%, 190 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Bay 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 Bay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Bay 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.