Apple Creek Township’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A: better than 93% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #3 of 23 in North Dakota.
Walkability D: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns.
Working residents average 26 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Apple Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (66%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Apple Creek Township, in brief
More than half of Apple Creek Township works in Bismarck
1,134 working residents, 66%, have their main job in Bismarck, 7.8 miles away across the town line. That’s 66 times as many as work in Apple Creek Township itself. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Apple Creek Township’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 26 minutes, longer than the North Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
Most Apple Creek Township residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Apple Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 267 jobs based in Apple Creek Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Apple Creek Township has about 2,100 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Apple Creek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Apple Creek Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #3 of 23 in North Dakota. The poverty rate holds Apple Creek Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Apple Creek Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
66% of working residents work in Bismarck
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Apple Creek Township clocks in
66% of workers
7% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Apple Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,688 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Apple Creek Township commutes less than 7 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 19% 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.
Apple Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,712 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Apple Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
Apple Creek Township makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
267 jobs are based in Apple Creek Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apple Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apple Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 201 → 267. 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.
Most trips from Apple Creek Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Apple Creek Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #22 of 23 in North Dakota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.2% across North Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,945 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Apple Creek Township households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Apple Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Apple Creek Township is 300th of 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Apple Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 162 | Hay Creek Township ND | 4,380 | $161K | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
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| 298 | Sag Harbor NY | 2,841 | $130K | 3.1% | 0.4% | 13% | A |
| 299 | Chagrin Falls OH | 4,073 | $100K | 3.5% | 3.0% | 10% | A |
| 300 | Apple Creek Township ND | 3,515 | $157K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 301 | Aromas CA | 3,245 | $148K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 302 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
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| 431 | Gibbs Township ND | 2,856 | $156K | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
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| 766 | Lincoln ND | 4,493 | $88K | 5.6% | 1.1% | 1% | A− |
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| 4,221 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
66% of Apple Creek Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Bismarck (66%). Darker towns draw more of Apple Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apple Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Creek Township | – | A | D | 26 min | $156,615 |
| Lincoln | under 1% | A− | C− | 20 min | $87,652 |
| Bismarck | 66% | B+ | B+ | 16 min | $78,387 |
| Gibbs Township | under 1% | A | D | 23 min | $155,688 |
| Boyd Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Missouri Township | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boyd Township and Missouri Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Apple Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Apple Creek Township?
$156,615 (±$10,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apple Creek Township?
2.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Apple Creek Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Apple Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (66%, 8 mi), Mandan (7%, 13 mi), Fargo (3%, 180 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Apple Creek Township walkable?
Apple Creek Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Apple Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Apple Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apple Creek 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.