New Rockford draws more than half of Hillsdale Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Hillsdale Township itself; outside it, New Rockford draws the most (57%, 15 miles). Hillsdale Township has 14 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hillsdale Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Hillsdale Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Hillsdale Township goes to work
Where Hillsdale Township clocks in
57% of workers
21% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Hillsdale Township
of Hillsdale Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 6% 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 Hillsdale Township goes to work
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Hillsdale Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hillsdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Eddy Township | under 8% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Tiffany Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Bush Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Wood Lake Township | under 8% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eddy Township, Tiffany Township, Bush Township and Wood Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hillsdale 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 2024, 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 Hillsdale Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hillsdale Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hillsdale Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillsdale Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.