Photo: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Buena Vista Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Buena Vista Township; the top destination outside it is Bowman (43%, 17 miles). Employers in Buena Vista Township report 1 jobs, against 7 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Buena Vista Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12 people are in Buena Vista Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Buena Vista Township goes to work
Where Buena Vista Township clocks in
43% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Buena Vista Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buena Vista Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Buena Vista Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buena Vista Township
of Buena Vista Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 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 Buena Vista Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Around Buena Vista Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buena Vista Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Stillwater Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Creek Township | under 15% | — | — | 4 min | — |
| Fischbein Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stillwater Township, Cedar Creek Township and Fischbein Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Buena Vista Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buena Vista Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (43%, 17 mi), Hettinger (14%, 26 mi), Dickinson (14%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buena Vista 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.