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Jobs & commute in Cusator Township

Most of Cusator Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 39% of workers (North Dakota 8%). There are 3 jobs in Cusator Township, against 11 working residents. Hardly any stay in Cusator Township for work; outside it, Montpelier is the main destination (9%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

A workday in Cusator Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 11 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday14
22live here− 11head out to work+ 3come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Cusator Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs 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 Cusator Township’s working residents head each day

Montpelier: 1 residents work here (9%)Edgeley: 1 residents work here (9%)Carrington: 1 residents work here (9%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (9%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (9%)Alexander TownshipMoon Lake TownshipCusator TownshipGriffin Township: 1 residents work here (9%)Kinyon Township: 1 residents work here (9%)Lenton Township: 1 residents work here (9%)Sinclair TownshipWilliams Township: 1 residents work here (9%)Spiritwood: 1 residents work here (9%)MontpelierEdgeleyCarringtonJamestownBismarckGriffin TownshipCusator Township
1
Montpelier19.7 mi away
9%1
2
Edgeley29.8 mi away
9%1
3
Carrington49.2 mi away
9%1
4
Jamestown18.1 mi away
9%1
5
Bismarck83.9 mi away
9%1
6
Griffin Township8.1 mi away
9%1
7
Kinyon Township98.9 mi away
9%1
8
Lenton Township5.4 mi away
9%1
9
Williams Township26.4 mi away
9%1
10
Spiritwood27.1 mi away
9%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%1
The top trips

Where Cusator 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

Most jobs in Cusator Township are in services

Jobs based in Cusator TownshipJobs Cusator Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%45%
Trade, transport & utilities0%36%
Services: health, schools, offices100%18%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%18%
Over $3,333 a month0%82%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 54100%73%
55 and older0%0%
+50%

Jobs based in Cusator Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Cusator Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cusator Township

Working from home
39%

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

About 4 in 10
How Cusator Township gets to work
33%Drive alone
67%Carpool

Share of the 27 commuters (the 39% 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

How far Cusator Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMontpelier: 9% · 19.7 miEdgeley: 9% · 29.8 miCarrington: 9% · 49.2 miJamestown: 9% · 18.1 miBismarck: 9% · 83.9 miGriffin Township: 9% · 8.1 miKinyon Township: 9% · 98.9 miLenton Township: 9% · 5.4 miWilliams Township: 9% · 26.4 miSpiritwood: 9% · 27.1 miMontpelier 9%Edgeley 9%Carrington 9%Jamestown 9%Bismarck 9%Cusator Township
Cusator TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi2 residents
18%10–24 mi2 residents
36%25–50 mi4 residents
27%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 27% 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

Cusator Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownCusator Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cusator Township–————
Lenton Township9%——21 min—
Moon Lake Townshipunder 10%————
Alexander Townshipunder 10%————
Sinclair Townshipunder 10%————

Same-state neighbors only. Lenton Township, Moon Lake Township, Alexander Township and Sinclair Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Lenton Township. Darker towns draw more of Cusator 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 Cusator Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cusator Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Cusator Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montpelier (9%, 20 mi), Edgeley (9%, 30 mi), Carrington (9%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cusator Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 35% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Cusator Township

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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.