Duck Creek Township has 3.8 jobs for every working resident: 19 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Duck Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Hettinger (20%, 6 miles). 19 jobs are based in Duck Creek Township, against 5 working residents. 50.0% of residents are in poverty, against 10.8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Duck Creek Township on a workday
On a workday 5 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 35 people are in Duck Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 67% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Duck Creek Township: where workers come from
Where Duck Creek Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workers
20% 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.
In Duck Creek Township, 74% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Duck Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Duck Creek Township
About 80% 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 Duck Creek Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duck Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Butte Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Hettinger Township | under 20% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scott Township, Taylor Butte Township and Hettinger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Duck Creek 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 Duck Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Duck Creek Township?
50.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Duck Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hettinger (20%, 6 mi), Stanley (20%, 155 mi), Dickinson (20%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Duck Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duck Creek 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.