More than half of Willis Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Hardly any work in Willis Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (54%, 13 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Employers in Willis Township report 94 jobs, against 61 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Willis Township by day
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Willis Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Willis Township: where workers come from
Where Willis Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in Willis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willis Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 94. 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 Willis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Willis Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willis Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Willis Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 34% 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.
How Willis Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $147,500 |
| Sundre Township | under 2% | A | D | 24 min | $107,218 |
| Sawyer Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sawyer Township and Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willis 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 Willis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willis Township?
$147,500 (±$100,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willis Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willis Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willis Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Willis 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 Willis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willis 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.