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Jobs & commute in Burg Township

Crosby draws more than half of Burg Township’s working residents

Hardly any stay in Burg Township for work; outside it, Crosby is the main destination (57%, 14 miles). There are 2 jobs in Burg Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere.

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

Day and night

In and out of Burg Township on a workday

On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night23
Workday18
23live here− 7head out to work+ 2come in to work= 18on a workday

About 18 people are in Burg Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 people from Burg Township work

Ambrose: 1 residents work here (14%)Crosby: 4 residents work here (57%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (14%)Blooming Prairie Township: 1 residents work here (14%)Alexandria TownshipGarnet TownshipPlumer TownshipFillmore TownshipSmoky Butte TownshipTroy TownshipTwin Butte TownshipBurg TownshipCrosbyAmbroseBismarckBlooming Prairie TownshipBurg Township
1
Crosby13.6 mi away
57%4
2
Ambrose12.3 mi away
14%1
3
Bismarck186.1 mi away
14%1
414%1
The top trips

Where Burg 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 Burg Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Burg TownshipJobs Burg Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities100%14%
Services: health, schools, offices0%71%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%43%
Over $3,333 a month100%43%

Who does it

29 or younger0%0%
30 to 540%29%
55 and older100%71%
+0%

Jobs based in Burg Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Burg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Burg Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCrosby: 57% · 13.6 miAmbrose: 14% · 12.3 miBismarck: 14% · 186.1 miBlooming Prairie Township: 14% · 12.6 miCrosby 57%Ambrose 14%Bismarck 14%Blooming Prairie Township 14%Burg Township
Burg TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
86%10–24 mi6 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
14%Over 50 mi1 residents

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 Burg Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBurg Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Burg Township–————
Alexandria Townshipunder 15%————
Twin Butte Townshipunder 15%————
Plumer Townshipunder 15%————
Garnet Townshipunder 15%————
Smoky Butte Townshipunder 15%————
Troy Townshipunder 15%————

Same-state neighbors only. Alexandria Township, Twin Butte Township, Plumer Township, Garnet Township, Smoky Butte Township and Troy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Burg 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 Burg Township: questions

Where do people who live in Burg Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Burg Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Burg 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.