Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Crystal Springs Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Crystal Springs Township report 2 jobs; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Crystal Springs Township itself; outside it, Steele draws the most (43%, 18 miles). Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Crystal Springs Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Crystal Springs Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Crystal Springs Township ends
Where Crystal Springs Township clocks in
29% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Crystal Springs Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Springs Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Crystal Springs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Crystal Springs Township
of Crystal Springs Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 42% 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 many miles Crystal Springs Township commutes
About 50% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Crystal Springs Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal Springs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Springs Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. Paul Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Tappen Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Tanner Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Paul Township, Tappen Township, Williams Township and Tanner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crystal Springs 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 2024, 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 Crystal Springs Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Springs Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Crystal Springs Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (43%, 18 mi), Bismarck (29%, 59 mi), Elgin (7%, 114 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal Springs Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.