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Jobs & commute in Williams Township

Jobs and earnings in Williams Township, and the trip to work

Williams Township has 19 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Williams Township for work; outside it, Lakota is the main destination (21%, 8 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Williams Township

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night34
Workday15
34live here− 19head out to work+ 0come in to work= 15on a workday

About 15 people are in Williams Township on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Williams Township ends

San Ramon: 1 residents work here (5%)Aneta: 1 residents work here (5%)Lakota: 4 residents work here (21%)McVille: 2 residents work here (11%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (5%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (11%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (11%)Central TownshipMilnor Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Dodds TownshipBeaver Creek Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Rubin TownshipWilliams TownshipMichigan Township: 2 residents work here (11%)LakotaMcVilleGrand ForksFargoMichigan TownshipSan RamonWilliams Township
1
Lakota8.2 mi away
21%4
2
McVille15.1 mi away
11%2
3
Grand Forks51.4 mi away
11%2
4
Fargo100.2 mi away
11%2
511%2
6
San Ramon, CA1385.4 mi away
5%1
7
Aneta23 mi away
5%1
8
Devils Lake32.7 mi away
5%1
9
Milnor Township125.6 mi away
5%1
105%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
11%2
The top trips

Where Williams 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Williams Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Williams Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Williams Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLakota: 21% · 8.2 miMcVille: 11% · 15.1 miGrand Forks: 11% · 51.4 miFargo: 11% · 100.2 miMichigan Township: 11% · 5.3 miSan Ramon: 5% · 1385.4 miAneta: 5% · 23 miDevils Lake: 5% · 32.7 miMilnor Township: 5% · 125.6 miBeaver Creek Township: 5% · 35.3 miLakota 21%McVille 11%Fargo 11%Michigan Township 11%Williams Township
Williams TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi6 residents
16%10–24 mi3 residents
21%25–50 mi4 residents
32%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 32% 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

11% of Williams Township works in a bordering town

Jobs & commute next door

TownWilliams Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Williams Township–———$66,250
Michigan Township11%————
Dodds Townshipunder 6%——14 min—
Central Townshipunder 6%————
Rubin Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Michigan Township, Dodds Township, Central Township and Rubin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Michigan Township. Darker towns draw more of Williams 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 Williams Township: questions

What is the median household income in Williams Township?

$66,250 (±$60,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Williams Township?

13.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Williams Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakota (21%, 8 mi), McVille (11%, 15 mi), Grand Forks (11%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Williams Township

Williams 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.