Alkabo School · Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Westby Township works elsewhere
7 jobs are based in Westby Township for 15 working residents. Hardly any work in Westby Township; the top destination outside it is Crosby (27%, 31 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Westby Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Westby Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The places Westby Township commutes to
Where Westby Township clocks in
27% 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.
Most jobs in Westby Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westby Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Westby Township
of Westby Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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 Westby Township goes to work
About 47% 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.
Work in the towns next to Westby Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westby Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westby Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Daneville Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township, Daneville Township and Elkhorn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westby 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 Westby Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Westby Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Westby Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosby (27%, 31 mi), Blooming Prairie Township (13%, 27 mi), Tioga (7%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westby 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 Westby Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westby 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.