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Jobs & commute in Beery Township

Beery Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

There are 2 jobs in Beery Township, against 4 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Beery Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

4live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night24
Workday22
24live here− 4head out to work+ 2come in to work= 22on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

25% of working residents work in Elgin

Elgin: 1 residents work here (25%)Mott: 1 residents work here (25%)Killdeer: 1 residents work here (25%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (25%)Solon TownshipMott TownshipSteiner TownshipBrittian TownshipBeery TownshipElginMottKilldeerBismarckBeery Township
1
Elgin18.1 mi away
25%1
2
Mott5.2 mi away
25%1
3
Killdeer70.4 mi away
25%1
4
Bismarck74.5 mi away
25%1
The top trips

Where Beery Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Beery Township: what the 2 are

Jobs based in Beery TownshipJobs Beery Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities100%50%
Services: health, schools, offices0%25%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%50%

Who does it

29 or younger50%0%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older50%50%
−33%

Jobs based in Beery Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Beery Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region Beery Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miElgin: 25% · 18.1 miMott: 25% · 5.2 miKilldeer: 25% · 70.4 miBismarck: 25% · 74.5 miElgin 25%Mott 25%Killdeer 25%Bismarck 25%Beery Township
Beery TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi1 residents
25%10–24 mi1 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
50%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 50% 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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 25% of Beery Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownBeery Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Beery Township–————
Solon Townshipunder 25%————
Steiner Townshipunder 25%————
Mott Townshipunder 25%——7 min—
Brittian Townshipunder 25%————
Mott25%——14 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Solon Township, Steiner Township, Mott Township, Brittian Township and Mott: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Mott. Darker towns draw more of Beery Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Beery Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Beery Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Beery Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elgin (25%, 18 mi), Mott (25%, 5 mi), Killdeer (25%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Beery Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Beery Township

Beery Township home →

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.