For more than half of its working residents, Winfield Township is a commute to Jamestown
No jobs are based in Winfield Township in the Census job records; 32 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Winfield Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (56%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Winfield Township
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Winfield Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
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.
Where the trip to work from Winfield Township ends
Where Winfield Township clocks in
56% of workers
9% 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.
Working from home in Winfield Township
of Winfield Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 32% 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.
The commute from Winfield Township, by distance
About 19% 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 Winfield Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ypsilanti Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Homer Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Mansfield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Spiritwood Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ypsilanti Township, Homer Township, Mansfield Township and Spiritwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winfield 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 Winfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Winfield Township?
34.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Winfield Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Winfield 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 Winfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winfield 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.