Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Buxton Township works elsewhere
Employers in Buxton Township report 4 jobs for 47 working residents. Hardly any stay in Buxton Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (32%, 20 miles). 35% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Buxton Township on a workday
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Buxton Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The places Buxton Township commutes to
Where Buxton Township clocks in
32% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Buxton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buxton Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 4. 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 Buxton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Buxton Township’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buxton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 35% 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.
Miles to work from Buxton Township
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.
Buxton Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wold Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buxton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Township | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Buxton | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wold Township | 4% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Reynolds | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Stavanger Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buxton, Morgan Township, Wold Township, Reynolds and Stavanger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buxton 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 Buxton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Buxton Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buxton Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buxton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (32%, 20 mi), Mayville (11%, 12 mi), Fargo (11%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buxton 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 Buxton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buxton 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.