There are 9.6 jobs in Keene Township for every working resident, and 164 people commute in
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Keene Township has 164 jobs, against 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Keene Township itself; outside it, Watford City draws the most (35%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Keene Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 190 people are in Keene Township on a workday afternoon, 342% more than live here.
9.6 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.
Where Keene Township’s workforce comes from
Where Keene Township clocks in
6% 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.
Keene Township works in goods: 83% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keene Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 164. 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 Keene Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Keene Township
of Keene Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Keene Township
About 29% 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.
Around Keene Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Blue Butte Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keene Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Butte Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Hawkeye Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Elm Tree Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Butte Township, Hawkeye Township and Elm Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keene 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 Keene Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Keene Township?
48.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Keene Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watford City (35%, 19 mi), Bemidji (6%, 377 mi), Killdeer (6%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keene 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 Keene Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keene 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.