Most of Greatstone Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Greatstone Township report 8 jobs, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Greatstone Township for work; outside it, Garrison is the main destination (24%, 17 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Greatstone Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Greatstone Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where Greatstone Township’s working residents head each day
Where Greatstone Township clocks in
24% of workers
12% 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 Greatstone Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Greatstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Greatstone Township
of Greatstone Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
The distance from Greatstone Township to work
About 41% 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.
How Greatstone Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greatstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatstone Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Andrews Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Malcolm Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Horseshoe Valley Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Andrews Township, Malcolm Township and Horseshoe Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greatstone 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 Greatstone Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Greatstone Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Greatstone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (24%, 17 mi), Bismarck (12%, 63 mi), Minot (12%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greatstone 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 Greatstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greatstone 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.