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Jobs & commute in Blackwater Township

Blackwater Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Home is the office for 32% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. 1 jobs are based in Blackwater Township, against 15 working residents. Hardly any work in Blackwater Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (20%, 47 miles).

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

Day and night

How many people are in Blackwater Township by day

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night38
Workday24
38live here− 15head out to work+ 1come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Blackwater Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Blackwater Township ends

Turtle LakeUnderwood: 1 residents work here (7%)Garrison: 1 residents work here (7%)Bowman: 1 residents work here (7%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (7%)Minot: 3 residents work here (20%)Fargo: 3 residents work here (20%)Blackwater TownshipRoseglen TownshipWhite ShieldMinotFargoUnderwoodGarrisonBowmanJamestownBlackwater Township
1
Minot47.3 mi away
20%3
2
Fargo236.8 mi away
20%3
3
Underwood30.9 mi away
7%1
4
Garrison15.4 mi away
7%1
5
Bowman126.6 mi away
7%1
6
Jamestown151.8 mi away
7%1
7
Bismarck72.8 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%4
The top trips

Where Blackwater 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

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Blackwater Township

Jobs based in Blackwater TownshipJobs Blackwater Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 54100%40%
55 and older0%33%

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 Blackwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Blackwater Township

Working from home
32%

of Blackwater Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Blackwater Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 19 commuters (the 32% 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

Half of Blackwater Township commutes less than 50 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 20% · 47.3 miFargo: 20% · 236.8 miUnderwood: 7% · 30.9 miGarrison: 7% · 15.4 miBowman: 7% · 126.6 miJamestown: 7% · 151.8 miBismarck: 7% · 72.8 miMinot 20%Fargo 20%Underwood 7%Garrison 7%Bowman 7%Blackwater Township
Blackwater TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
7%10–24 mi1 residents
47%25–50 mi7 residents
47%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 47% 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

The towns around Blackwater Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBlackwater Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Blackwater Township–————
Roseglen Townshipunder 7%————
White Shieldunder 7%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Roseglen Township and White Shield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Blackwater 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 Blackwater Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Blackwater Township?

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

Where do people who live in Blackwater Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (20%, 47 mi), Fargo (20%, 237 mi), Underwood (7%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Blackwater 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 Blackwater Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Blackwater 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.