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Jobs & commute in Fischbein Township

There are 2.0 jobs in Fischbein Township for every working resident, and 14 people commute in

Home is the office for 59% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. There are 14 jobs in Fischbein Township for 7 working residents. Hardly any work in Fischbein Township itself; outside it, Bowman draws the most (43%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of Fischbein Township on a workday

On a workday 7 residents head out to work and none work right here.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night15
Workday22
15live here− 7head out to work+ 14come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Fischbein Township on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.

The commute map

Commuting in to Fischbein Township: where workers come from

Scranton: 2 workers live here (14%)GascoyneRhame: 3 workers live here (21%)BowmanDickinson: 1 workers live here (7%)Bowman Township: 1 workers live here (7%)Fischbein TownshipBuena Vista TownshipStar Township: 1 workers live here (7%)Gascoyne TownshipTalbot Township: 1 workers live here (7%)Nebo Township: 1 workers live here (7%)Scranton TownshipStony Creek TownshipLangberg Township: 1 workers live here (7%)Grainbelt Township: 1 workers live here (7%)RhameScrantonDickinsonBowman TownshipStar TownshipTalbot TownshipFischbein Township
1
Rhame30 mi away
21%3
2
Scranton5.2 mi away
14%2
3
Dickinson51.7 mi away
7%1
4
Bowman Township19.5 mi away
7%1
5
Star Township19.2 mi away
7%1
6
Talbot Township12.9 mi away
7%1
7
Nebo Township31.2 mi away
7%1
87%1
9
Grainbelt Township14.3 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%2
The top trips

Where Fischbein 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

86% of the jobs in Fischbein Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Fischbein TownshipJobs Fischbein Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%14%
Trade, transport & utilities93%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month86%43%

Who does it

29 or younger21%14%
30 to 5450%43%
55 and older29%43%
+75%

Jobs based in Fischbein Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 14. 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 Fischbein Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Fischbein Township

Working from home
59%

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

About 6 in 10
How Fischbein Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 7 commuters (the 59% 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

The distance from Fischbein Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBowman: 43% · 17.6 miScranton: 14% · 5.2 miBowman Township: 14% · 19.5 miStony Creek Township: 14% · 134.5 miBowman 43%Scranton 14%Stony Creek Township 14%Fischbein Township
Fischbein TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi1 residents
57%10–24 mi4 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
29%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 29% 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

Next door to Fischbein Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownFischbein Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fischbein Township–————
Scranton Townshipunder 15%————
Buena Vista Townshipunder 15%————
Gascoyneunder 15%————
Gascoyne Townshipunder 15%————

Same-state neighbors only. Scranton Township, Buena Vista Township, Gascoyne and Gascoyne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fischbein 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 Fischbein Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Fischbein Township?

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

Where do people who live in Fischbein Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (43%, 18 mi), Scranton (14%, 5 mi), Bowman Township (14%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fischbein 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 Fischbein Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Fischbein Township

Fischbein Township home →

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.