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Jobs & commute in Hastings Township

There are 2.6 jobs in Hastings Township for every working resident, and 84 people commute in

0% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota. Employers in Hastings Township report 84 jobs; 32 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hastings Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (22%, 37 miles).

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

Day and night

Hastings Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 32 residents head out to work and none work right here.

32live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
84work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night63
Workday120
63live here− 32head out to work+ 84come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Hastings Township on a workday afternoon, 83% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.63jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Hastings Township’s workforce comes from

Newburg: 2 workers live here (2%)MaxbassLansford: 3 workers live here (4%)Westhope: 7 workers live here (8%)Glenburn: 2 workers live here (2%)St. John: 2 workers live here (2%)MohallBertholdKenmareBottineau: 2 workers live here (2%)Powers Lake: 2 workers live here (2%)BismarckMinot: 11 workers live here (13%)Roland Township: 4 workers live here (5%)Lewis TownshipWhitteron Township: 4 workers live here (5%)Sergius TownshipBentinck TownshipHastings TownshipRenville TownshipBrander TownshipMinotWesthopeRoland TownshipWhitteron TownshipLansfordNewburgHastings Township
1
Minot37.2 mi away
13%11
2
Westhope12.2 mi away
8%7
3
Roland Township38.7 mi away
5%4
4
Whitteron Township36.1 mi away
5%4
5
Lansford13.3 mi away
4%3
6
Newburg12.8 mi away
2%2
7
Glenburn17.8 mi away
2%2
8
St. John67.7 mi away
2%2
9
Bottineau33.8 mi away
2%2
10
Powers Lake68.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%45
The top trips

Where Hastings 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 Hastings Township

Jobs based in Hastings TownshipJobs Hastings Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%31%
Services: health, schools, offices0%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less1%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%22%
Over $3,333 a month85%66%

Who does it

29 or younger12%28%
30 to 5443%41%
55 and older45%31%
−32%

Jobs based in Hastings Township, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 84. 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 Hastings Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 37 minutes each way for Hastings Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
285 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hastings Township37 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Hastings Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
14%Carpool
3%Other

Share of the 29 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

Short hops and long hauls from Hastings Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 22% · 37.2 miWesthope: 13% · 12.2 miMohall: 9% · 15.3 miBismarck: 9% · 136.5 miLansford: 6% · 13.3 miSergius Township: 6% · 9.4 miNewburg: 3% · 12.8 miBerthold: 3% · 41.2 miKenmare: 3% · 41.2 miBottineau: 3% · 33.8 miMinot 22%Westhope 13%Mohall 9%Bismarck 9%Lansford 6%Hastings Township
Hastings TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
38%10–24 mi12 residents
44%25–50 mi14 residents
19%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 19% 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

Work in the towns next to Hastings Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownHastings Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hastings Township–——37 min$67,750
Maxbassunder 4%——21 min—
Bentinck Townshipunder 4%————
Lewis Townshipunder 4%————
Renville Townshipunder 4%————
Brander Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Maxbass, Bentinck Township, Lewis Township, Renville Township and Brander Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hastings 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 Hastings Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hastings Township?

$67,750 (±$22,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hastings Township?

6.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hastings Township?

37 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hastings Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (22%, 37 mi), Westhope (13%, 12 mi), Mohall (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hastings Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hastings Township

Hastings 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.