Making a living in Atwood Township
Hardly any stay in Atwood Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (20%, 62 miles). No jobs are based in Atwood Township in the Census job records; 5 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Atwood Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Atwood Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
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.
Where Atwood Township goes to work
Where Atwood Township clocks in
20% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Atwood Township
About 60% 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.
Atwood Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwood Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Stewart Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Merkel Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stewart Township, Clear Lake Township and Merkel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atwood 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 Atwood Township: questions
Where do people who live in Atwood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (20%, 62 mi), Minot (20%, 94 mi), Woodlawn Township (20%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atwood 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.