Households in Gibbs Township have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 1.4% of residents; North Dakota has 10.8%. Gibbs Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Gibbs Township: the gist
More than half of Gibbs Township works in Bismarck
960 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Bismarck, 6.9 miles away across the town line. That’s 65 times as many as work in Gibbs Township itself. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Gibbs Township’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 23 minutes, longer than the North Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
Most Gibbs Township residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Gibbs Township is a place people come home to
There are 266 jobs based in Gibbs Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gibbs Township has about 1,700 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Gibbs Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gibbs Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #4 of 23 in North Dakota. The poverty rate holds Gibbs Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gibbs Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
65% of working residents work in Bismarck
Where Gibbs Township clocks in
65% of workers
7% of workers
2% 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 daily trip from Gibbs Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gibbs Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,434 commuters (the 4% 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 it is to work from Gibbs Township
About 16% 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.
Who works in Gibbs Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,455 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Gibbs Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
66% of the jobs in Gibbs Township pay over $3,333 a month
266 jobs are based in Gibbs Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibbs Township, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 266. 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 Gibbs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Gibbs Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gibbs Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #23 of 23 in North Dakota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.2% across North Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,496 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.5% of Gibbs Township households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gibbs Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Gibbs Township is 424th among 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 280 | Apple Creek Township ND | 3,515 | $157K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 422 | Abernathy TX | 2,826 | $88K | 3.0% | 1.0% | 12% | A |
| 423 | Sangamon Township IL | 2,533 | $121K | 2.7% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| 424 | Gibbs Township ND | 2,856 | $156K | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| 425 | Franklin Township OH | 2,204 | $115K | 7.3% | 0.9% | <1% | A |
| 426 | Mount Pleasant Township PA | 3,351 | $94K | 5.5% | 1.2% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,188 | Casselton ND | 2,485 | $73K | 7.1% | 0.9% | 19% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,402 | Stanley ND | 2,181 | $110K | 8.4% | 1.3% | 28% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gibbs Township, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
65% of Gibbs Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gibbs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs Township | – | A | D | 23 min | $155,688 |
| Bismarck | 65% | B+ | B+ | 16 min | $78,387 |
| Menoken Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Naughton Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hay Creek Township | under 1% | A+ | C− | 20 min | $160,553 |
| Apple Creek Township | under 1% | A | D | 26 min | $156,615 |
Same-state neighbors only. Menoken Township and Naughton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bismarck. Darker towns draw more of Gibbs 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 Gibbs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gibbs Township?
$155,688 (±$36,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gibbs Township?
1.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gibbs Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gibbs Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (65%, 7 mi), Mandan (7%, 12 mi), Fargo (2%, 180 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gibbs Township walkable?
Gibbs Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gibbs Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gibbs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibbs 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.