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Jobs & commute in Adelaide Township

Adelaide Township at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in Adelaide Township; the top destination outside it is Bowman (29%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 17 working residents of Adelaide Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

Adelaide Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday5
22live here− 17head out to work+ 0come in to work= 5on a workday

About 5 people are in Adelaide Township on a workday afternoon, 77% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where people from Adelaide Township work

Scranton: 2 residents work here (12%)Hettinger: 1 residents work here (6%)Rhame: 1 residents work here (6%)Bowman: 5 residents work here (29%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (6%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (6%)Bowman Township: 2 residents work here (12%)Judson Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Lightning Creek Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Nebo TownshipRhame TownshipMarion TownshipAdelaide TownshipBowmanScrantonBowman TownshipHettingerRhameJamestownAdelaide Township
1
Bowman13.2 mi away
29%5
2
Scranton25.6 mi away
12%2
3
Bowman Township11.2 mi away
12%2
4
Hettinger51.2 mi away
6%1
5
Rhame5.1 mi away
6%1
6
Jamestown242.3 mi away
6%1
7
Bismarck145.5 mi away
6%1
8
Judson Township138.1 mi away
6%1
96%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%2
The top trips

Where Adelaide 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.

How far

How far Adelaide Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBowman: 29% · 13.2 miScranton: 12% · 25.6 miBowman Township: 12% · 11.2 miHettinger: 6% · 51.2 miRhame: 6% · 5.1 miJamestown: 6% · 242.3 miBismarck: 6% · 145.5 miJudson Township: 6% · 138.1 miLightning Creek Township: 6% · 37.6 miBowman 29%Scranton 12%Bowman Township 12%Rhame 6%Adelaide Township
Adelaide TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi1 residents
44%10–24 mi7 residents
25%25–50 mi4 residents
25%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 25% 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 Adelaide Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownAdelaide Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Adelaide Township–————
Rhame Townshipunder 6%————
Nebo Townshipunder 6%——68 min—
Marion Townshipunder 6%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Adelaide 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 Adelaide Township: questions

Where do people who live in Adelaide Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (29%, 13 mi), Scranton (12%, 26 mi), Bowman Township (12%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Adelaide Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Adelaide Township

Adelaide 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.