Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Work and commuting in White Earth Township
Hardly any stay in White Earth Township for work; outside it, Stanley is the main destination (33%, 21 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. White Earth Township has 36 jobs; 46 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of White Earth Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in White Earth Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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 White Earth Township’s working residents head each day
Where White Earth Township clocks in
33% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 94% of work in White Earth Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Earth Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 36. 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 White Earth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in White Earth Township
of White Earth Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from White Earth Township
About 26% 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.
Work in the towns next to White Earth Township
The biggest share goes to White Earth (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Earth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Earth Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tioga Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sorkness Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| White Earth | 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Bicker Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Myrtle Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tioga Township, Sorkness Township, White Earth, Bicker Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Myrtle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Earth 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 White Earth Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in White Earth Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Earth Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (33%, 21 mi), Tioga (7%, 6 mi), Williston (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around White Earth 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 White Earth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Earth 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.