Western Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
4 jobs are based in Western Township; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Western Township itself; outside it, Harvey draws the most (24%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Western Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Western Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Western Township work
Where Western Township clocks in
24% of workers
17% 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.
Western Township works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Western Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 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 Western Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Western Township
of Western Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
Where in the region Western Township works
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.
Western Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Western Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Forward Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Berlin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsdale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wells Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forward Township, Berlin Township, Fairview Township, Hillsdale Township and Wells Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Western 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 Western Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Western Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Western Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (24%, 6 mi), Fessenden (17%, 18 mi), Carrington (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Western 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 Western Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Western 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.