Most of Willow Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
5 jobs are based in Willow Township for 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Willow Township itself; outside it, Cooperstown draws the most (12%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 20% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Willow Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Willow Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Willow Township’s working residents head each day
Where Willow Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Willow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 5. 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 Willow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Willow Township
of Willow Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 20% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Willow Township
About 41% 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.
Work in the towns next to Willow Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Township | – | — | — | — | $71,563 |
| Addie Township | under 6% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Pilot Mound Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosendal Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Nesheim Township | under 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bergen Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Addie Township, Pilot Mound Township, Rosendal Township, Nesheim Township and Bergen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow 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 Willow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Township?
$71,563 (±$15,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Willow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cooperstown (12%, 15 mi), Grand Forks (12%, 59 mi), Ulen (6%, 102 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow 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.