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Jobs & commute in Bucephalia Township

Most of Bucephalia Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Bucephalia Township has 2 jobs for 22 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bucephalia Township for work; outside it, Carrington is the main destination (36%, 15 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Bucephalia Township

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night33
Workday13
33live here− 22head out to work+ 2come in to work= 13on a workday

About 13 people are in Bucephalia Township on a workday afternoon, 61% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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 Bucephalia Township’s working residents head each day

Binford: 1 residents work here (5%)Fessenden: 1 residents work here (5%)Petersburg: 1 residents work here (5%)New Rockford: 2 residents work here (9%)Carrington: 8 residents work here (36%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (5%)Devils Lake: 2 residents work here (9%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (5%)Carrington Township: 2 residents work here (9%)Bordulac TownshipKensal TownshipBucephalia TownshipHaven TownshipMcKinnon TownshipCarringtonNew RockfordDevils LakeCarrington TownshipBinfordFessendenBucephalia Township
1
Carrington15.3 mi away
36%8
2
New Rockford25.5 mi away
9%2
3
Devils Lake50.9 mi away
9%2
49%2
5
Binford25.7 mi away
5%1
6
Fessenden41.9 mi away
5%1
7
Petersburg58.5 mi away
5%1
8
Valley City49.7 mi away
5%1
9
Bismarck99.3 mi away
5%1
10
Fargo100.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%2
The top trips

Where Bucephalia 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

100% of the jobs in Bucephalia Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Bucephalia TownshipJobs Bucephalia Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%9%
Trade, transport & utilities100%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%5%
Over $3,333 a month100%77%

Who does it

29 or younger0%14%
30 to 540%59%
55 and older100%27%

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 Bucephalia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Bucephalia Township, about 27 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
208 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bucephalia Township27 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Bucephalia Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Other

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.

How far

The commute from Bucephalia Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCarrington: 36% · 15.3 miNew Rockford: 9% · 25.5 miDevils Lake: 9% · 50.9 miCarrington Township: 9% · 13.4 miBinford: 5% · 25.7 miFessenden: 5% · 41.9 miPetersburg: 5% · 58.5 miValley City: 5% · 49.7 miBismarck: 5% · 99.3 miFargo: 5% · 100.3 miCarrington 36%New Rockford 9%Devils Lake 9%Carrington Township 9%Binford 5%Bucephalia Township
Bucephalia TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
45%10–24 mi10 residents
23%25–50 mi5 residents
32%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 32% 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

Next door to Bucephalia Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBucephalia Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bucephalia Township–——27 min$2,499
McKinnon Townshipunder 5%————
Bordulac Townshipunder 5%————
Kensal Townshipunder 5%————
Haven Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. McKinnon Township, Bordulac Township, Kensal Township and Haven Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bucephalia 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 Bucephalia Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bucephalia Township?

$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bucephalia Township?

48.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bucephalia Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bucephalia Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrington (36%, 15 mi), New Rockford (9%, 26 mi), Devils Lake (9%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Bucephalia 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.