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Grand River Township, Bowman County, North DakotaPhoto: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jobs & commute in Grand River Township

Where Grand River Township earns its living

No jobs are based in Grand River Township in the Census job records; 6 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Grand River Township itself; outside it, Bowman draws the most (33%, 15 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Grand River Township

On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

6live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night13
Workday7
13live here− 6head out to work+ 0come in to work= 7on a workday

About 7 people are in Grand River Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The places Grand River Township commutes to

Bowman: 2 residents work here (33%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (17%)Bowman Township: 1 residents work here (17%)Amor TownshipLadd TownshipReeder Township: 1 residents work here (17%)Langberg TownshipGrand River TownshipBowmanBismarckBowman TownshipReeder TownshipGrand River Township
1
Bowman15.1 mi away
33%2
2
Bismarck144.6 mi away
17%1
3
Bowman Township12.7 mi away
17%1
4
Reeder Township30.1 mi away
17%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%1
The top trips

Where Grand River 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.

How far

Miles to work from Grand River Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBowman: 33% · 15.1 miBismarck: 17% · 144.6 miBowman Township: 17% · 12.7 miReeder Township: 17% · 30.1 miBowman 33%Bowman Township 17%Reeder Township 17%Grand River Township
Grand River TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
60%10–24 mi3 residents
20%25–50 mi1 residents
20%Over 50 mi1 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

Grand River Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrand River Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grand River Township–————
Ladd Townshipunder 17%————
Langberg Townshipunder 17%————
Amor Townshipunder 17%————

Same-state neighbors only. Ladd Township, Langberg Township and Amor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Grand River 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 Grand River Township: questions

Where do people who live in Grand River Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (33%, 15 mi), Bismarck (17%, 145 mi), Bowman Township (17%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Grand River Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Grand River Township

Grand River 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.