Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Bowbells Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Bowbells Township for work; outside it, Bowbells is the main destination (9%, 4 miles). Employers in Bowbells Township report 4 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bowbells Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Bowbells Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where Bowbells Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bowbells Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Bowbells Township: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowbells Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 4. 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 Bowbells Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bowbells Township
of Bowbells Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
Where in the region Bowbells Township works
About 65% 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.
How Bowbells Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowbells Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowbells Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bowbells | 9% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Minnesota Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Ward Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowbells, Minnesota Township, Denmark Township and Ward Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bowbells. Darker towns draw more of Bowbells 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 Bowbells Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bowbells Township?
5.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bowbells Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowbells (9%, 4 mi), Dickinson (9%, 132 mi), Williston (9%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bowbells 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 Bowbells Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowbells 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.