Most of Knife River Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 5 jobs in Knife River Township for 18 working residents. Hardly any work in Knife River Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (28%, 18 miles). Working residents average 35 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Knife River Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Knife River Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Knife River Township’s working residents head each day
Where Knife River Township clocks in
28% of workers
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.
In Knife River Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Knife River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Knife River Township takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knife River Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 11% 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.
Knife River Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
Knife River Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knife River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knife River Township | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Osborn Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Crane Creek Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Brookbank Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osborn Township, Crane Creek Township and Brookbank Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knife River 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 Knife River Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Knife River Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knife River Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knife River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (28%, 18 mi), Minot (11%, 58 mi), Parshall (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Knife River 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 Knife River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knife River 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.