Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 1.8 jobs in Beach Township for every working resident, and 121 people commute in
Beach Township has 126 jobs for 69 working residents. Only 7% work in Beach Township itself; outside it, Beach draws the most (23%, 3 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beach Township by day and by night
On a workday 64 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 230 people are in Beach Township on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Beach Township
Where Beach Township clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
87% of the jobs in Beach Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beach Township, 2014 → 2024: 94 → 126. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beach Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beach Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 2% 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.
The distance from Beach Township to work
About 48% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Beach Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beach Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $100,882 |
| Sentinel Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Saddle Butte Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Delhi Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sentinel Township, Lone Tree Township, Saddle Butte Township and Delhi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beach 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 2024, 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 Beach Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beach Township?
$100,882 (±$17,761) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beach Township?
28.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beach Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beach Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beach (23%, 3 mi), Henry Township (10%, 24 mi), Bismarck (9%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beach Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beach Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beach Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.