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Jobs & commute in Yorktown Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Yorktown Township works elsewhere

Yorktown Township has 3 jobs for 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Yorktown Township; the top destination outside it is LaMoure (18%, 14 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Yorktown Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night41
Workday27
41live here− 17head out to work+ 3come in to work= 27on a workday

About 27 people are in Yorktown Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 Yorktown Township commutes to

FullertonKulm: 1 residents work here (6%)Ashley: 1 residents work here (6%)LaMoure: 3 residents work here (18%)Ellendale: 1 residents work here (6%)Oakes: 2 residents work here (12%)Valley City: 2 residents work here (12%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (6%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (12%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (12%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Clement TownshipElden TownshipMaple TownshipYorktown TownshipWright TownshipKent TownshipLaMoureOakesValley CityBismarckGrand ForksKulmYorktown Township
1
LaMoure14.1 mi away
18%3
2
Oakes11 mi away
12%2
3
Valley City55.2 mi away
12%2
4
Bismarck125.3 mi away
12%2
5
Grand Forks135.1 mi away
12%2
6
Kulm31.8 mi away
6%1
7
Ashley51.3 mi away
6%1
8
Ellendale14.3 mi away
6%1
9
Devils Lake137.9 mi away
6%1
10
Fargo86.1 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1
The top trips

Where Yorktown 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

A place that makes things: 100% of Yorktown Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Yorktown TownshipJobs Yorktown Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%6%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%71%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%35%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%12%
30 to 54100%53%
55 and older0%35%

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 Yorktown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Yorktown Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Yorktown Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 10 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Yorktown Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLaMoure: 18% · 14.1 miOakes: 12% · 11 miValley City: 12% · 55.2 miBismarck: 12% · 125.3 miGrand Forks: 12% · 135.1 miKulm: 6% · 31.8 miAshley: 6% · 51.3 miEllendale: 6% · 14.3 miDevils Lake: 6% · 137.9 miFargo: 6% · 86.1 miLaMoure 18%Oakes 12%Valley City 12%Bismarck 12%Grand Forks 12%Yorktown Township
Yorktown TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
35%10–24 mi6 residents
18%25–50 mi3 residents
47%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 47% 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

Next door to Yorktown Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownYorktown Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Yorktown Township–————
Kent Townshipunder 6%————
Clement Townshipunder 6%——9 min—
Wright Townshipunder 6%————
Maple Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Kent Township, Clement Township, Wright Township and Maple Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Yorktown 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 Yorktown Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Yorktown Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Yorktown Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are LaMoure (18%, 14 mi), Oakes (12%, 11 mi), Valley City (12%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Yorktown Township

Yorktown Township home →

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.