For about half of its working residents, Crofte Township is a commute to Bismarck
Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. 19% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Crofte Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (46%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Crofte Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Crofte Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
Where the trip to work from Crofte Township ends
Where Crofte Township clocks in
46% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Crofte Township
9 jobs are based in Crofte Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crofte Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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 Crofte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Crofte Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crofte Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 19% 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 Crofte Township, by distance
About 32% 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 in the towns next to Crofte Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crofte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crofte Township | – | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Glenview Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Cromwell Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenview Township and Cromwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crofte 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 Crofte Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Crofte Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crofte Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crofte Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Crofte 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 Crofte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crofte 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.