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Jobs & commute in Ghylin Township

Most of Ghylin Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Ghylin Township has 1 jobs for 16 working residents. Hardly any work in Ghylin Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (31%, 23 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Ghylin Township by day

On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

16live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night34
Workday19
34live here− 16head out to work+ 1come in to work= 19on a workday

About 19 people are in Ghylin Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The towns that employ Ghylin Township’s residents

Wilton: 2 residents work here (13%)ReganKilldeer: 1 residents work here (6%)Mandan: 2 residents work here (13%)Williston: 1 residents work here (6%)Bismarck: 5 residents work here (31%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Richmond Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Rock Hill TownshipGhylin TownshipEcklund Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Cromwell TownshipEstherville TownshipBismarckWiltonMandanKilldeerWillistonFargoGhylin Township
1
Bismarck22.8 mi away
31%5
2
Wilton11 mi away
13%2
3
Mandan24.9 mi away
13%2
4
Killdeer104.1 mi away
6%1
5
Williston161.9 mi away
6%1
6
Fargo176.6 mi away
6%1
7
Richmond Township12.9 mi away
6%1
8
Ecklund Township7.4 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%2
The top trips

Where Ghylin 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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Ghylin Township

Jobs based in Ghylin TownshipJobs Ghylin Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%31%
Services: health, schools, offices0%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%69%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 54100%63%
55 and older0%13%
−50%

Jobs based in Ghylin Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Ghylin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Ghylin Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Ghylin Township gets to work
48%Drive alone
52%Carpool

Share of the 27 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.

How far

Where in the region Ghylin Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBismarck: 31% · 22.8 miWilton: 13% · 11 miMandan: 13% · 24.9 miKilldeer: 6% · 104.1 miWilliston: 6% · 161.9 miFargo: 6% · 176.6 miRichmond Township: 6% · 12.9 miEcklund Township: 6% · 7.4 miBismarck 31%Wilton 13%Mandan 13%Williston 6%Ghylin Township
Ghylin TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi3 residents
33%10–24 mi5 residents
27%25–50 mi4 residents
20%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 20% 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

Ghylin Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Ecklund Township (6%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownGhylin Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ghylin Township–————
Ecklund Township6%————
Cromwell Townshipunder 7%————
Reganunder 7%————
Estherville Townshipunder 7%————
Rock Hill Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Ecklund Township, Cromwell Township, Regan, Estherville Township and Rock Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ghylin 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 Ghylin Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Ghylin Township?

5.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Ghylin Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (31%, 23 mi), Wilton (13%, 11 mi), Mandan (13%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Ghylin Township

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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.