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Knox, North Dakota 5-23-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Knox Township

Jobs and the daily commute in Knox Township

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Knox Township for work; outside it, York is the main destination (11%, 3 miles). No jobs are based in Knox Township in the Census job records; 9 of its residents work elsewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Knox Township

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night27
Workday18
27live here− 9head out to work+ 0come in to work= 18on a workday

About 18 people are in Knox Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Knox Township’s residents

York: 1 residents work here (11%)Leeds: 1 residents work here (11%)Harvey: 1 residents work here (11%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (11%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (11%)Twin Lake TownshipYork TownshipWest Bay Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Knox TownshipPleasant Lake TownshipHesper Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Broe Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Rush Lake TownshipFort Totten: 1 residents work here (11%)YorkLeedsHarveyDevils LakeBismarckWest Bay TownshipKnox Township
1
York3.4 mi away
11%1
2
Leeds10.3 mi away
11%1
3
Harvey40.3 mi away
11%1
4
Devils Lake38.4 mi away
11%1
5
Bismarck117 mi away
11%1
6
West Bay Township25.4 mi away
11%1
7
Hesper Township23.9 mi away
11%1
8
Broe Township12.6 mi away
11%1
9
Fort Totten38.1 mi away
11%1
The top trips

Where Knox 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Knox Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 30 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

How far Knox Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miYork: 11% · 3.4 miLeeds: 11% · 10.3 miHarvey: 11% · 40.3 miDevils Lake: 11% · 38.4 miBismarck: 11% · 117 miWest Bay Township: 11% · 25.4 miHesper Township: 11% · 23.9 miBroe Township: 11% · 12.6 miFort Totten: 11% · 38.1 miYork 11%Leeds 11%Harvey 11%Devils Lake 11%Bismarck 11%Knox Township
Knox TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi2 residents
33%10–24 mi3 residents
33%25–50 mi3 residents
11%Over 50 mi1 residents

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.

Next door

How Knox Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownKnox Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Knox Township–———$188,365
Pleasant Lake Townshipunder 12%————
Twin Lake Townshipunder 12%————
Rush Lake Townshipunder 12%————
York Townshipunder 12%————

Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Lake Township, Twin Lake Township, Rush Lake Township and York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Knox 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Knox Township: questions

What is the median household income in Knox Township?

$188,365 (±$687) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Knox Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Knox Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (11%, 3 mi), Leeds (11%, 10 mi), Harvey (11%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Knox Township

Knox Township home →

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.