How Bartley Township works: jobs, income and commuting
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Bartley Township; the top destination outside it is Cooperstown (20%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 40 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bartley Township on a workday
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Bartley Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Bartley Township goes to work
Where Bartley Township clocks in
20% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
From Bartley Township, about 40 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bartley Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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.
Bartley Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 40% 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.
How Bartley Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bartley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartley Township | – | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Greenfield Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Dover Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Helena Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Town Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Dazey Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenfield Township, Dover Township, Helena Township, Lake Town Township and Dazey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bartley 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 Bartley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bartley Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bartley Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bartley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cooperstown (20%, 13 mi), Valley City (13%, 28 mi), Bismarck (13%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bartley 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 Bartley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bartley 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.