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Jobs & commute in Cromwell Township

Most of Cromwell Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Cromwell Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (44%, 18 miles). Cromwell Township has 2 jobs for 16 working residents. For 50% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Cromwell Township by day

On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

16live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night35
Workday21
35live here− 16head out to work+ 2come in to work= 21on a workday

About 21 people are in Cromwell Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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

Where Cromwell Township’s working residents head each day

Ottertail: 1 residents work here (6%)Wilton: 2 residents work here (13%)Parshall: 1 residents work here (6%)Bismarck: 7 residents work here (44%)Minot: 1 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (13%)Naughton TownshipTrygg TownshipFrancis TownshipGhylin TownshipCromwell TownshipCrofte TownshipMinot AFBBismarckWiltonFargoOttertailParshallMinotCromwell Township
1
Bismarck17.6 mi away
44%7
2
Wilton14 mi away
13%2
3
Fargo176.3 mi away
13%2
4
Ottertail, MN239.7 mi away
6%1
5
Parshall97.8 mi away
6%1
6
Minot90.1 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%2
The top trips

Where Cromwell 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

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Cromwell TownshipJobs Cromwell Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%31%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 54100%69%
55 and older0%13%

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 Cromwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cromwell Township

Working from home
50%

of Cromwell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Cromwell Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 3 commuters (the 50% 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.

How far

Half of Cromwell Township commutes less than 18 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBismarck: 44% · 17.6 miWilton: 13% · 14 miFargo: 13% · 176.3 miOttertail: 6% · 239.7 miParshall: 6% · 97.8 miMinot: 6% · 90.1 miBismarck 44%Wilton 13%Fargo 13%Ottertail 6%Parshall 6%Cromwell Township
Cromwell TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
60%10–24 mi9 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
40%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 40% 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

How Cromwell Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownCromwell Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cromwell Township–————
Francis Townshipunder 7%————
Ghylin Townshipunder 7%————
Trygg Townshipunder 7%————
Crofte Townshipunder 7%——36 min—
Naughton Townshipunder 7%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Francis Township, Ghylin Township, Trygg Township, Crofte Township and Naughton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cromwell Township?

62.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Cromwell Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (44%, 18 mi), Wilton (13%, 14 mi), Fargo (13%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cromwell Township

Cromwell 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.