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Jobs & commute in Willow Lake Township

Willow Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 2 jobs in Willow Lake Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Willow Lake Township for work; outside it, Finley is the main destination (29%, 16 miles).

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 Willow Lake Township by day

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night51
Workday36
51live here− 17head out to work+ 2come in to work= 36on a workday

About 36 people are in Willow Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs 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

Out of Willow Lake Township to work: where people go

Hope: 4 residents work here (24%)Page: 1 residents work here (6%)MayvilleFinley: 5 residents work here (29%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (12%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Kelso TownshipHillsboro Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Sharon Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Carpenter TownshipBaldwin TownshipBroadview TownshipWillow Lake TownshipFinleyHopeGrand ForksPageWest FargoFargoWillow Lake Township
1
Finley16.5 mi away
29%5
2
Hope8.2 mi away
24%4
3
Grand Forks57.8 mi away
12%2
4
Page16.7 mi away
6%1
5
West Fargo54.1 mi away
6%1
6
Fargo57 mi away
6%1
7
Hillsboro Township40.4 mi away
6%1
8
Sharon Township25.6 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1
The top trips

Where Willow Lake 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

100% of the jobs in Willow Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Willow Lake TownshipJobs Willow Lake Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities100%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%12%
Over $3,333 a month100%88%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 54100%47%
55 and older0%29%

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 Willow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Willow Lake Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 6 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

Miles to work from Willow Lake Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miFinley: 29% · 16.5 miHope: 24% · 8.2 miGrand Forks: 12% · 57.8 miPage: 6% · 16.7 miWest Fargo: 6% · 54.1 miFargo: 6% · 57 miHillsboro Township: 6% · 40.4 miSharon Township: 6% · 25.6 miFinley 29%Hope 24%Grand Forks 12%Page 6%West Fargo 6%Willow Lake Township
Willow Lake TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi3 residents
41%10–24 mi7 residents
12%25–50 mi2 residents
29%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 29% 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

How Willow Lake Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownWillow Lake Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Willow Lake Township–———$28,919
Baldwin Townshipunder 6%————
Broadview Townshipunder 6%————
Carpenter Townshipunder 6%——11 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Baldwin Township, Broadview Township and Carpenter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake Township: questions

What is the median household income in Willow Lake Township?

$28,919 (±$360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Willow Lake Township?

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

Where do people who live in Willow Lake Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (29%, 16 mi), Hope (24%, 8 mi), Grand Forks (12%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Willow Lake Township

Willow Lake 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.