Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Bismarck draws more than half of Driscoll Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. Only 2% work in Driscoll Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (59%, 30 miles). A typical one-way commute from Driscoll Township lasts 36 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Driscoll Township
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 71 people are in Driscoll Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.11 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 people from Driscoll Township work
Where Driscoll Township clocks in
59% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Driscoll Township works in goods: 43% of its jobs
7 jobs are based in Driscoll Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Driscoll Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 7. 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 Driscoll Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Driscoll Township, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Driscoll Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 0% 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.
Driscoll Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
The towns around Driscoll Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Driscoll Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $45,972 |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Thelma Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Lake Township, Pleasant Hill Township, Sterling Township and Thelma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Driscoll 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 Driscoll Township: questions
What is the median household income in Driscoll Township?
$45,972 (±$14,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Driscoll Township?
4.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Driscoll Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Driscoll Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Driscoll Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Driscoll Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Driscoll 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.