Whitestone Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
3 jobs are based in Whitestone Township; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Whitestone Township for work; outside it, Ellendale is the main destination (21%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Whitestone Township
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Whitestone Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 the trip to work from Whitestone Township ends
Where Whitestone Township clocks in
21% of workers
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Whitestone Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitestone Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Whitestone Township’s workers travel
About 50% 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.
Whitestone Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Young Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Valley Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| German Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Potsdam Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamburg Township, Young Township, Grand Valley Township, German Township and Potsdam Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitestone 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 Whitestone Township: questions
Where do people who live in Whitestone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellendale (21%, 18 mi), Gwinner (14%, 56 mi), Fargo (14%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitestone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitestone 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.