Most of Gates Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Gates Township itself; outside it, New Rockford draws the most (38%, 9 miles). Gates Township has 5 jobs, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gates Township
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Gates Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer 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.
The towns that employ Gates Township’s residents
Where Gates Township clocks in
38% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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 Gates Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gates Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 5. 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 Gates Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gates Township
of Gates Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Gates Township commutes
About 35% 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.
Around Gates Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gates Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bush Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Grandfield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| New Rockford Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Township, Bush Township, Grandfield Township and New Rockford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gates 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Gates Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Gates Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gates Township?
45.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gates Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Rockford (38%, 9 mi), Fargo (12%, 124 mi), Carrington (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gates Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gates 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.