There are 2.1 jobs in Woodlawn Township for every working resident, and 92 people commute in
94 jobs are based in Woodlawn Township, against 45 working residents. Only 4% work in Woodlawn Township; the top destination outside it is Steele (27%, 2 miles). 30% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Woodlawn Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 43 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 170 people are in Woodlawn Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
2.1 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 2024, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Woodlawn Township, and from where
Where Woodlawn Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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.
What Woodlawn Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodlawn Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodlawn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Woodlawn Township
of Woodlawn Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 30% 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 Woodlawn Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Woodlawn Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodlawn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Township | – | — | — | — | $49,750 |
| Pleasant Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Manning Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sibley Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Allen Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Hill Township, Manning Township, Sibley Township and Allen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sibley Township. Darker towns draw more of Woodlawn 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 2024, 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 Woodlawn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodlawn Township?
$49,750 (±$41,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodlawn Township?
24.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Woodlawn Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (27%, 2 mi), Bismarck (11%, 42 mi), Tappen (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodlawn Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.