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Jobs & commute in Horseshoe Valley Township

Most of Horseshoe Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Employers in Horseshoe Valley Township report 1 jobs, against 14 working residents. Hardly any work in Horseshoe Valley Township itself; outside it, Garrison draws the most (36%, 26 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Horseshoe Valley Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night40
Workday27
40live here− 14head out to work+ 1come in to work= 27on a workday

About 27 people are in Horseshoe Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Horseshoe Valley Township’s working residents head each day

Turtle Lake: 1 residents work here (7%)Garrison: 5 residents work here (36%)Washburn: 1 residents work here (7%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (7%)Minot: 2 residents work here (14%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (7%)Greatstone TownshipHorseshoe Valley TownshipOtis TownshipSt. Mary Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Aurena TownshipGarrisonMinotTurtle LakeWashburnJamestownBismarckHorseshoe Valley Township
1
Garrison25.6 mi away
36%5
2
Minot39.3 mi away
14%2
3
Turtle Lake14.5 mi away
7%1
4
Washburn31 mi away
7%1
5
Jamestown117.4 mi away
7%1
6
Bismarck63.6 mi away
7%1
7
Fargo199.2 mi away
7%1
8
St. Mary Township29.3 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1
The top trips

Where Horseshoe Valley 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Horseshoe Valley Township

Jobs based in Horseshoe Valley TownshipJobs Horseshoe Valley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%7%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices100%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%14%
Over $3,333 a month100%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 540%57%
55 and older100%21%
−75%

Jobs based in Horseshoe Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 1. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Horseshoe Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Horseshoe Valley Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Horseshoe Valley Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 1 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

The distance from Horseshoe Valley Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGarrison: 36% · 25.6 miMinot: 14% · 39.3 miTurtle Lake: 7% · 14.5 miWashburn: 7% · 31 miJamestown: 7% · 117.4 miBismarck: 7% · 63.6 miFargo: 7% · 199.2 miSt. Mary Township: 7% · 29.3 miGarrison 36%Minot 14%Turtle Lake 7%Washburn 7%Jamestown 7%Horseshoe Valley Township
Horseshoe Valley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
21%10–24 mi3 residents
57%25–50 mi8 residents
21%Over 50 mi3 residents

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

Around Horseshoe Valley Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownHorseshoe Valley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Horseshoe Valley Township–————
Aurena Townshipunder 8%————
Otis Townshipunder 8%————
Greatstone Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Aurena Township, Otis Township and Greatstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Horseshoe Valley 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Horseshoe Valley Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Horseshoe Valley Township?

66.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Horseshoe Valley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (36%, 26 mi), Minot (14%, 39 mi), Turtle Lake (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Horseshoe Valley 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 Horseshoe Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Horseshoe Valley Township

Horseshoe Valley Township home →

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.