Jobs and earnings in Bruce Township, and the trip to work
Hardly any work in Bruce Township itself; outside it, Langdon draws the most (17%, 25 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. 5 jobs are based in Bruce Township; 6 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Bruce Township ends
Where Bruce Township clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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 Bruce Township: what the 5 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bruce Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Bruce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bruce Township
of Bruce Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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 Bruce Township’s workers travel
About 67% 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.
Bruce Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bruce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Glenila Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Teddy Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Huron Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Trier Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenila Township, Teddy Township, Huron Township and Trier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bruce 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 Bruce Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bruce Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bruce Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Langdon (17%, 25 mi), Devils Lake (17%, 45 mi), West Fargo (17%, 162 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bruce 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 Bruce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bruce 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.