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Jobs & commute in Chestina Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Chestina Township works elsewhere

Chestina Township has 1 jobs; 6 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Chestina Township for work; outside it, Steele is the main destination (33%, 13 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Chestina Township

On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

6live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night25
Workday20
25live here− 6head out to work+ 1come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Chestina Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The places Chestina Township commutes to

Columbia Heights: 1 residents work here (17%)Steele: 2 residents work here (33%)LintonMandan: 1 residents work here (17%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (17%)Harriet-Lein TownshipHaynes TownshipChestina TownshipMerkel Township: 1 residents work here (17%)Excelsior TownshipTuttle TownshipSteeleColumbia HeightsMandanBismarckMerkel TownshipChestina Township
1
Steele13.2 mi away
33%2
217%1
3
Mandan42.8 mi away
17%1
4
Bismarck38 mi away
17%1
5
Merkel Township18.1 mi away
17%1
The top trips

Where Chestina 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

Services make up most of the work in Chestina Township

Jobs based in Chestina TownshipJobs Chestina Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%33%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%0%
Over $3,333 a month100%83%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 54100%17%
55 and older0%67%

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 Chestina Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Chestina Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSteele: 33% · 13.2 miColumbia Heights: 17% · 352.8 miMandan: 17% · 42.8 miBismarck: 17% · 38 miMerkel Township: 17% · 18.1 miSteele 33%Mandan 17%Bismarck 17%Merkel Township 17%Chestina Township
Chestina TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
50%10–24 mi3 residents
33%25–50 mi2 residents
17%Over 50 mi1 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

The towns around Chestina Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownChestina Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Chestina Township–————
Excelsior Townshipunder 17%————
Tuttle Townshipunder 17%————
Haynes Townshipunder 17%————
Harriet-Lein Townshipunder 17%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Excelsior Township, Tuttle Township, Haynes Township and Harriet-Lein Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Chestina 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 Chestina Township: questions

Where do people who live in Chestina Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (33%, 13 mi), Columbia Heights (17%, 353 mi), Mandan (17%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Chestina Township

Chestina Township home →

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.