Jobs and the daily commute in Edgemont Township
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Edgemont Township; the top destination outside it is McClusky (25%, 11 miles). There are 8 jobs in Edgemont Township, against 8 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Edgemont Township
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
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 Edgemont Township’s working residents head each day
Where Edgemont Township clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Edgemont Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgemont Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 8. 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 Edgemont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Edgemont Township
of Edgemont Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 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.
The commute from Edgemont Township, by distance
About 25% 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 Edgemont Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgemont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgemont 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 Edgemont Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Edgemont Township?
39.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Edgemont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McClusky (25%, 11 mi), Harvey (25%, 42 mi), Bismarck (13%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edgemont 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 Edgemont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgemont 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.