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Jobs & commute in Hawkeye Township

Most of Hawkeye Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

4 jobs are based in Hawkeye Township, against 15 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hawkeye Township for work; outside it, Crosby is the main destination (40%, 4 miles). Poverty touches 100.0% of residents, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole.

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Hawkeye Township

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night41
Workday30
41live here− 15head out to work+ 4come in to work= 30on a workday

About 30 people are in Hawkeye Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 towns that employ Hawkeye Township’s residents

NoonanPortalFortuna: 2 residents work here (13%)Crosby: 6 residents work here (40%)Williston: 2 residents work here (13%)Minot: 1 residents work here (7%)Hawkeye TownshipFrazier TownshipBlooming Prairie Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Mentor TownshipBlooming Valley TownshipHay Creek Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Fillmore TownshipStony Creek Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Troy TownshipCrosbyFortunaWillistonMinotBlooming Prairie TownshipHay Creek TownshipHawkeye Township
1
Crosby4.5 mi away
40%6
2
Fortuna23.7 mi away
13%2
3
Williston49.2 mi away
13%2
4
Minot100.5 mi away
7%1
6
Hay Creek Township178.4 mi away
7%1
77%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1
The top trips

Where Hawkeye 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 jobs make up 75% of work in Hawkeye Township

Jobs based in Hawkeye TownshipJobs Hawkeye Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms75%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices25%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%13%
Over $3,333 a month50%80%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 54100%47%
55 and older0%40%
−81%

Jobs based in Hawkeye Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 4. 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 Hawkeye Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Hawkeye Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCrosby: 40% · 4.5 miFortuna: 13% · 23.7 miWilliston: 13% · 49.2 miMinot: 7% · 100.5 miBlooming Prairie Township: 7% · 8.6 miHay Creek Township: 7% · 178.4 miStony Creek Township: 7% · 54.7 miCrosby 40%Fortuna 13%Williston 13%Minot 7%Hawkeye Township
Hawkeye TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
47%Under 10 mi7 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
13%25–50 mi2 residents
40%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 40% 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

Hawkeye Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownHawkeye Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hawkeye Township–————
Troy Townshipunder 7%————
Fillmore Townshipunder 7%————
Frazier Townshipunder 7%————
Blooming Valley Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township, Fillmore Township, Frazier Township and Blooming Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hawkeye 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 Hawkeye Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Hawkeye Township?

100.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hawkeye Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosby (40%, 4 mi), Fortuna (13%, 24 mi), Williston (13%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hawkeye 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.