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Jobs & commute in Big Stone Township

About half of Big Stone Township’s working residents commute to Tioga

Hardly any work in Big Stone Township; the top destination outside it is Tioga (50%, 22 miles). No jobs are based in Big Stone Township in the Census job records; 6 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

A workday in Big Stone Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

6live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday23
29live here− 6head out to work+ 0come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Big Stone Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Big Stone Township’s residents

Ray: 1 residents work here (17%)Tioga: 3 residents work here (50%)Williston: 1 residents work here (17%)Rock Island TownshipRainbow TownshipBig Stone TownshipFrederick TownshipHazel TownshipMissouri Ridge Township: 1 residents work here (17%)TiogaRayWillistonMissouri Ridge TownshipBig Stone Township
1
Tioga22 mi away
50%3
2
Ray18.6 mi away
17%1
3
Williston30.8 mi away
17%1
417%1
The top trips

Where Big Stone 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.

How far

How far Big Stone Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi35 miTioga: 50% · 22 miRay: 17% · 18.6 miWilliston: 17% · 30.8 miMissouri Ridge Township: 17% · 28.2 miTioga 50%Ray 17%Williston 17%Big Stone Township
Big Stone TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
67%10–24 mi4 residents
33%25–50 mi2 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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

Big Stone Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownBig Stone Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Big Stone Township–————
Hazel Townshipunder 17%————
Rainbow Townshipunder 17%————
Rock Island Townshipunder 17%————
Frederick Townshipunder 17%————

Same-state neighbors only. Hazel Township, Rainbow Township, Rock Island Township and Frederick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Big Stone 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 Big Stone Township: questions

Where do people who live in Big Stone Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Big Stone Township

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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.