Fort Buford State Historic Site · Photo: FlintWestwood · CC BY-SA 3.0Buford Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 8 jobs in Buford Township, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Buford Township for work; outside it, Williston is the main destination (28%, 18 miles). Working residents average 49 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Buford Township
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Buford Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Buford Township goes to work
Where Buford Township clocks in
28% of workers
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Buford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buford Township, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 8. 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 Buford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 49 minutes from Buford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buford Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 11% 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 Buford Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 26% 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.
Buford Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $149,375 |
| Sioux Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Yellowstone Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hardscrabble Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Trenton Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Tri Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sioux Township, Yellowstone Township, Hardscrabble Township, Trenton Township and Tri Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buford 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 Buford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buford Township?
$149,375 (±$27,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buford Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buford Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (28%, 18 mi), Williston Township (13%, 16 mi), Judson Township (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buford 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 Buford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buford 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.