Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Burke Township
Burke Township has 22 jobs for 27 working residents. Hardly any work in Burke Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (19%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Burke Township
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45 people are in Burke Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 people from Burke Township work
Where Burke Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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 services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burke Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 22. 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 Burke Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Burke Township commutes less than 29 miles
About 33% 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 Burke Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burke Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Palermo Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| McAlmond Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Purcell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palermo Township, Austin Township, McAlmond Township and Purcell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burke 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 Burke Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Burke Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Burke Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (19%, 9 mi), Williston (7%, 65 mi), Minot (7%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burke Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burke 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.