Work and commuting in Foothills Township
No jobs are based in Foothills Township in the Census job records; 18 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Foothills Township; the top destination outside it is Powers Lake (22%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Foothills Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Foothills Township on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Foothills Township’s working residents head each day
Where Foothills Township clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Foothills Township
of Foothills Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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 distance from Foothills Township to work
About 39% 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.
Foothills Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foothills Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothills Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Leaf Mountain Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Vale Township | under 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Cleary Township | under 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lucy Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leaf Mountain Township, Clayton Township, Vale Township, Cleary Township and Lucy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Foothills 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 Foothills Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Foothills Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Foothills Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Powers Lake (22%, 14 mi), Bowbells (17%, 17 mi), Stanley (11%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foothills 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 Foothills Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foothills 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.