Buckeye Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Buckeye Township; the top destination outside it is Steele (36%, 18 miles). There are 3 jobs in Buckeye Township; 11 of its residents have a job. 39% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Buckeye Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Buckeye Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 the trip to work from Buckeye Township ends
Where Buckeye Township clocks in
18% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Buckeye Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Buckeye Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buckeye Township
of Buckeye Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 39% 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 it is to work from Buckeye Township
About 36% 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 Buckeye Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Westford Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buckeye Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Weiser Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Williams Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Quinby Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Westford Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weiser Township, Lake Williams Township, Quinby Township and Westford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buckeye 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 Buckeye Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Buckeye Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buckeye Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (36%, 18 mi), Bismarck (18%, 55 mi), Napoleon (9%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buckeye 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 Buckeye Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buckeye 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.