Bismarck draws more than half of Boyd Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Boyd Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (60%, 12 miles). 32% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Boyd Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 90 people are in Boyd Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.22 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 Boyd Township goes to work
Where Boyd Township clocks in
60% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 Boyd Township, 31% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
13 jobs are based in Boyd Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boyd Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 13. 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 Boyd Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Boyd Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boyd Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
Half of Boyd Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 22% 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.
Boyd Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Apple Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boyd Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $59,375 |
| Telfer Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Menoken Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Menoken | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Apple Creek Township | 3% | A | D | 26 min | $156,615 |
Same-state neighbors only. Telfer Township, Menoken Township, Logan Township and Menoken: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boyd 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 Boyd Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boyd Township?
$59,375 (±$34,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boyd Township?
18.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boyd Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boyd Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Boyd Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boyd Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boyd 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.