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Jobs & commute in Whitestone Hill Township

Whitestone Hill Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. There are 14 jobs in Whitestone Hill Township; 32 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Whitestone Hill Township by day

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night77
Workday59
77live here− 31head out to work+ 13come in to work= 59on a workday

About 59 people are in Whitestone Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.44jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

31% of working residents work in Gwinner

Cogswell: 1 residents work here (3%)Wimbledon: 1 residents work here (3%)Forman: 1 residents work here (3%)Edgeley: 1 residents work here (3%)Milnor: 2 residents work here (6%)LaMoure: 1 residents work here (3%)EnderlinGwinner: 10 residents work here (31%)Lisbon: 3 residents work here (9%)West Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)SissetonAberdeenSioux FallsWhitestone Hill TownshipBowen TownshipForman TownshipVivian TownshipWilley TownshipMoore TownshipGwinnerLisbonMilnorWest FargoFargoCogswellWhitestone Hill Township
1
Gwinner2.4 mi away
31%10
2
Lisbon13.8 mi away
9%3
3
Milnor12.1 mi away
6%2
4
West Fargo57.2 mi away
6%2
5
Fargo60 mi away
6%2
6
Cogswell9.9 mi away
3%1
7
Wimbledon73.4 mi away
3%1
8
Forman10 mi away
3%1
9
Edgeley48.8 mi away
3%1
10
LaMoure29.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%8
The top trips

Where Whitestone Hill Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

What Whitestone Hill Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Whitestone Hill TownshipJobs Whitestone Hill Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities71%25%
Services: health, schools, offices29%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%25%
Over $3,333 a month29%56%

Who does it

29 or younger50%22%
30 to 5429%38%
55 and older21%41%
+133%

Jobs based in Whitestone Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 14. 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 Whitestone Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Whitestone Hill Township

Working from home
0%

of Whitestone Hill Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Whitestone Hill Township gets to work
42%Drive alone
33%Carpool
25%Walk

Share of the 12 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

How far it is to work from Whitestone Hill Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 31% · 2.4 miLisbon: 9% · 13.8 miMilnor: 6% · 12.1 miWest Fargo: 6% · 57.2 miFargo: 6% · 60 miCogswell: 3% · 9.9 miWimbledon: 3% · 73.4 miForman: 3% · 10 miEdgeley: 3% · 48.8 miLaMoure: 3% · 29.3 miGwinner 31%Lisbon 9%Milnor 6%West Fargo 6%Fargo 6%Whitestone Hill Township
Whitestone Hill TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi14 residents
16%10–24 mi5 residents
9%25–50 mi3 residents
31%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 31% 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.

Next door

31% of Whitestone Hill Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownWhitestone Hill Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Whitestone Hill Township–———$61,563
Bowen Townshipunder 4%————
Willey Townshipunder 4%——22 min—
Gwinner31%——8 min—
Vivian Townshipunder 4%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bowen Township, Willey Township, Gwinner and Vivian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Gwinner. Darker towns draw more of Whitestone Hill Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Whitestone Hill Township: questions

What is the median household income in Whitestone Hill Township?

$61,563 (±$24,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Whitestone Hill Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Whitestone Hill Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (31%, 2 mi), Lisbon (9%, 14 mi), Milnor (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Whitestone Hill 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 Whitestone Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Whitestone Hill Township

Whitestone Hill Township home →

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.