With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Blue Ridge Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Blue Ridge Township has 1 jobs, against 10 working residents. Hardly any work in Blue Ridge Township; the top destination outside it is Williston (30%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Blue Ridge Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Blue Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Blue Ridge Township: the destinations
Where Blue Ridge Township clocks in
30% of workers
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Blue Ridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Ridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 1. 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 Blue Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Blue Ridge Township
of Blue Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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 Blue Ridge Township’s workers travel
About 40% 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 Blue Ridge Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Winner Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Island Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Smoky Butte Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Scorio Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellisville Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winner Township, Rock Island Township, Smoky Butte Township, Scorio Township and Ellisville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Blue Ridge Township?
15.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blue Ridge Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (30%, 28 mi), Sidney (10%, 66 mi), Wildrose (10%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Ridge 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.