Castle Rock Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. There are 12 jobs in Castle Rock Township; 29 of its residents have a job. 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
How a workday changes Castle Rock Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Castle Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
38% of working residents work in Mott
Where Castle Rock Township clocks in
38% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Castle Rock Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 12. 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 Castle Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way, about the ND average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castle Rock Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
The commute from Castle Rock Township, by distance
About 38% 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.
Work next door: 38% of Castle Rock Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castle Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $146,250 |
| Mott | 38% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Brittian Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Ashby Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Chilton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kern Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Mott Township | under 4% | — | — | 7 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mott, Brittian Township, Ashby Township, Chilton Township, Kern Township and Mott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mott. Darker towns draw more of Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Rock Township?
$146,250 (±$31,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Rock Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castle Rock Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castle Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mott (38%, 4 mi), Dickinson (10%, 44 mi), Bismarck (10%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle Rock 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.