White Lake Township draws 27 commuters a day, with 7.0 jobs for every working resident
Employers in White Lake Township report 28 jobs for 4 working residents. About one in four work in White Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Bowman (25%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in White Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 34 people are in White Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 240% more 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 the people who work in White Lake Township live
Where White Lake Township clocks in
25% of workers
25% 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.
In White Lake Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 28. 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 White Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far White Lake Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
White Lake Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Peaceful Valley Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Moord Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Creek Township, Peaceful Valley Township, Moord Township and Connor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Lake 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 White Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in White Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Lake Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (25%, 23 mi), Bismarck (25%, 119 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Lake 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.