Jobs and the daily commute in Wold Township
Hardly any work in Wold Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (14%, 26 miles). Working residents average 48 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Employers in Wold Township report 35 jobs; 35 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wold Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
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 places Wold Township commutes to
Where Wold Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 66% of the jobs in Wold Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wold Township, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 35. 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 Wold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Wold Township spends getting to work: about 48 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wold Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 4% 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 Wold Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 17% 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.
Around Wold Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wold Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $106,250 |
| Ervin Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Buxton Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lindaas Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Norway Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ervin Township, Buxton Township, Lindaas Township and Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wold 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 Wold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wold Township?
$106,250 (±$74,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wold Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wold Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wold Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (14%, 26 mi), Stavanger Township (14%, 8 mi), Hatton (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wold 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 Wold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wold 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.