New Town draws about two in five of Big Bend Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Big Bend Township for work; outside it, New Town is the main destination (40%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Big Bend Township has 12 jobs for 20 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Big Bend Township on a workday
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Big Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Big Bend Township goes to work
Where Big Bend Township clocks in
40% of workers
10% 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.
In Big Bend Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 197 → 12. 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 Big Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Big Bend Township
of Big Bend Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 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.
The commute from Big Bend Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Big Bend Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Howie Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Howie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Big Bend 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 Big Bend Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Big Bend Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Big Bend Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Big Bend 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 Big Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Bend 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.