Work and commuting in Bentinck Township
Employers in Bentinck Township report 10 jobs, against 13 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Only 8% stay in Bentinck Township for work; outside it, Newburg is the main destination (15%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bentinck Township on a workday
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Bentinck Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 places Bentinck Township commutes to
Where Bentinck 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.
Bentinck Township works in goods: 60% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Bentinck Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bentinck Township
of Bentinck Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
How far Bentinck Township’s workers travel
About 38% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bentinck Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bentinck Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentinck Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Sergius Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Hastings Township | under 8% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Wayne Township, Sergius Township and Hastings Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bentinck 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 Bentinck Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bentinck Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bentinck Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newburg (15%, 15 mi), Lansford (8%, 18 mi), Glenburn (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bentinck 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 Bentinck Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bentinck 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.