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Jobs & commute in Kottke Valley Township

Jobs and the daily commute in Kottke Valley Township

Hardly any work in Kottke Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Towner (33%, 25 miles). Home is the office for 19% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Kottke Valley Township has 24 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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 Kottke Valley Township

On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night57
Workday33
57live here− 24head out to work+ 0come in to work= 33on a workday

About 33 people are in Kottke Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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

Out of Kottke Valley Township to work: where people go

Waconia: 1 residents work here (4%)Towner: 8 residents work here (33%)Bowman: 1 residents work here (4%)Rugby: 3 residents work here (13%)Mandan: 1 residents work here (4%)Minot: 7 residents work here (29%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (4%)Balta Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Denbigh Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Kottke Valley TownshipSurrey TownshipNorwich TownshipEgg Creek TownshipMaryland TownshipTownerMinotRugbyWaconiaBowmanMandanKottke Valley Township
1
Towner25 mi away
33%8
2
Minot16.3 mi away
29%7
3
Rugby44.2 mi away
13%3
4
Waconia, MN416.4 mi away
4%1
5
Bowman187.5 mi away
4%1
6
Mandan103.5 mi away
4%1
7
Fargo217 mi away
4%1
8
Balta Township44.3 mi away
4%1
9
Denbigh Township18.8 mi away
4%1
The top trips

Where Kottke 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Kottke Valley Township

Working from home
19%

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

About 2 in 10
How Kottke Valley Township gets to work
38%Drive alone
62%Carpool

Share of the 21 commuters (the 19% 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 Kottke Valley Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTowner: 33% · 25 miMinot: 29% · 16.3 miRugby: 13% · 44.2 miWaconia: 4% · 416.4 miBowman: 4% · 187.5 miMandan: 4% · 103.5 miFargo: 4% · 217 miBalta Township: 4% · 44.3 miDenbigh Township: 4% · 18.8 miTowner 33%Minot 29%Rugby 13%Waconia 4%Bowman 4%Kottke Valley Township
Kottke Valley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
50%10–24 mi12 residents
33%25–50 mi8 residents
17%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

The towns around Kottke Valley Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownKottke Valley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kottke Valley Township–———$113,750
Egg Creek Townshipunder 5%————
Maryland Townshipunder 5%————
Norwich Townshipunder 5%——26 min—
Surrey Townshipunder 5%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Egg Creek Township, Maryland Township, Norwich Township and Surrey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kottke 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 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 Kottke Valley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kottke Valley Township?

$113,750 (±$53,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kottke Valley Township?

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

Where do people who live in Kottke Valley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Towner (33%, 25 mi), Minot (29%, 16 mi), Rugby (13%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Kottke Valley Township

Kottke Valley 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.