Jim River Valley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
3 jobs are based in Jim River Valley Township for 13 working residents. Hardly any work in Jim River Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (38%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Jim River Valley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Jim River Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 people from Jim River Valley Township work
Where Jim River Valley Township clocks in
38% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
67% of the jobs in Jim River Valley Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jim River Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 3. 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 Jim River Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Jim River Valley Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jim River Valley Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 2% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jim River Valley Township
About 31% 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.
Jim River Valley Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jim River Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim River Valley Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $6,463 |
| Ashland Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Buchanan Township | under 8% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lyon Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Plainview Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland Township, Buchanan Township, Lyon Township and Plainview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jim River Valley 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 Jim River Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jim River Valley Township?
$6,463 (±$555) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jim River Valley Township?
62.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jim River Valley Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jim River Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (38%, 15 mi), Chicago (8%, 656 mi), Medina (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jim River 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 Jim River Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jim River Valley 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.