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Jobs & commute in Gray Township

For about half of its working residents, Gray Township is a commute to Jamestown

No jobs are based in Gray Township in the Census job records; 20 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Gray Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (45%, 17 miles).

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 Gray Township by day

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night42
Workday22
42live here− 20head out to work+ 0come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Gray Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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

Where the trip to work from Gray Township ends

Pingree: 1 residents work here (5%)Spiritwood LakeValley City: 1 residents work here (5%)Jamestown: 9 residents work here (45%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (5%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (10%)Eureka: 1 residents work here (5%)Gray TownshipRose TownshipCourtenay TownshipUxbridge TownshipWyard Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Midway Township: 2 residents work here (10%)Strong Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Ashland TownshipFried Township: 1 residents work here (5%)JamestownGrand ForksMidway TownshipPingreeValley CityBismarckGray Township
1
Jamestown16.7 mi away
45%9
2
Grand Forks86.9 mi away
10%2
3
Midway Township17 mi away
10%2
4
Pingree18.4 mi away
5%1
5
Valley City27.9 mi away
5%1
6
Bismarck107.9 mi away
5%1
7
Eureka, SD106.7 mi away
5%1
8
Wyard Township38.7 mi away
5%1
9
Strong Township36.1 mi away
5%1
10
Fried Township9.2 mi away
5%1
The top trips

Where Gray 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

Short hops and long hauls from Gray Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 45% · 16.7 miGrand Forks: 10% · 86.9 miMidway Township: 10% · 17 miPingree: 5% · 18.4 miValley City: 5% · 27.9 miBismarck: 5% · 107.9 miEureka: 5% · 106.7 miWyard Township: 5% · 38.7 miStrong Township: 5% · 36.1 miFried Township: 5% · 9.2 miJamestown 45%Grand Forks 10%Midway Township 10%Pingree 5%Valley City 5%Gray Township
Gray TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
60%10–24 mi12 residents
15%25–50 mi3 residents
20%Over 50 mi4 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

Next door to Gray Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownGray Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Gray Township–————
Spiritwood Lakeunder 5%——35 min—
Ashland Townshipunder 5%————
Courtenay Townshipunder 5%————
Rose Townshipunder 5%————
Uxbridge Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Spiritwood Lake, Ashland Township, Courtenay Township, Rose Township and Uxbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Gray 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 Gray Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Gray Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Gray Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Gray 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.