Gwinner draws more than half of Willey Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). 21% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Willey Township for work; outside it, Gwinner is the main destination (55%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Willey Township
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Willey Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Willey Township work
Where Willey Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
69% of the jobs in Willey Township pay over $3,333 a month
13 jobs are based in Willey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willey Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 13. 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 Willey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Willey Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willey Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 21% 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 Willey 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Willey Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willey Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $197,917 |
| Whitestone Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Milnor Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Dunbar Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whitestone Hill Township, Milnor Township and Dunbar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willey 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 Willey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willey Township?
$197,917 (±$159,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willey Township?
4.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willey Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willey Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Willey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willey 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.