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Jobs & commute in York Township

How York Township works: jobs, income and commuting

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in York Township; the top destination outside it is Maddock (13%, 25 miles). There are 7 jobs in York Township, and 8 of its residents work somewhere.

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 York Township by day

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night30
Workday29
30live here− 8head out to work+ 7come in to work= 29on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.88jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 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 commute map

The places York Township commutes to

EsmondMaddock: 1 residents work here (13%)Surrey: 1 residents work here (13%)CarringtonPark River: 1 residents work here (13%)Grafton: 1 residents work here (13%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (13%)Velva TownshipTwin Lake TownshipYork TownshipWest Bay Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Eldon Township: 1 residents work here (13%)Beaver TownshipKnox TownshipIsabel TownshipPleasant Lake TownshipLeeds TownshipMaddockSurreyPark RiverGraftonDevils LakeWest Bay TownshipYork Township
1
Maddock25 mi away
13%1
2
Surrey73.5 mi away
13%1
3
Park River82.3 mi away
13%1
4
Grafton97.8 mi away
13%1
5
Devils Lake33.6 mi away
13%1
613%1
7
Eldon Township18.7 mi away
13%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%1
The top trips

Where York 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

Goods jobs make up 71% of work in York Township

Jobs based in York TownshipJobs York Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms71%38%
Trade, transport & utilities29%13%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%25%
Over $3,333 a month86%63%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5457%50%
55 and older43%25%

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 York Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in York Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How York 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from York Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMaddock: 13% · 25 miSurrey: 13% · 73.5 miPark River: 13% · 82.3 miGrafton: 13% · 97.8 miDevils Lake: 13% · 33.6 miWest Bay Township: 13% · 22 miEldon Township: 13% · 18.7 miMaddock 13%Surrey 13%Park River 13%Devils Lake 13%York Township
York TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
25%10–24 mi2 residents
25%25–50 mi2 residents
50%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 50% 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

York Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownYork Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
York Township–———$103,750
Leeds Townshipunder 13%————
Beaver Townshipunder 13%————
Knox Townshipunder 13%————

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

Darker towns draw more of York 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 York Township: questions

What is the median household income in York Township?

$103,750 (±$94,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in York Township?

6.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in York Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maddock (13%, 25 mi), Surrey (13%, 74 mi), Park River (13%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of York Township

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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.