Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Arnegard Township draws 252 commuters a day, with 2.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Arnegard Township for work; outside it, Watford City is the main destination (19%, 10 miles). There are 254 jobs in Arnegard Township for 104 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Arnegard Township
On a workday 102 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 340 people are in Arnegard Township on a workday afternoon, 78% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Arnegard Township, and from where
Where Arnegard Township clocks in
10% 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.
Arnegard Township makes things: 84% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arnegard Township, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 254. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arnegard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Arnegard Township
About 26% 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.
The towns around Arnegard Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arnegard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnegard Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alex Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arnegard 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 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 Arnegard Township: questions
Where do people who live in Arnegard Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watford City (19%, 10 mi), Williston (10%, 28 mi), Dickinson (4%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arnegard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arnegard 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.