Kunze Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 9 jobs in Kunze Township, against 19 working residents. Hardly any work in Kunze Township; the top destination outside it is Dickinson (21%, 22 miles). Home is the office for 13% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kunze Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Kunze Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Kunze Township work
Where Kunze Township clocks in
21% of workers
16% 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.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Kunze Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kunze Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 9. 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 Kunze Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kunze Township
of Kunze Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 13% 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 Kunze Township goes to work
About 47% 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.
Kunze Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kunze Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunze Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clark Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| New England | 16% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| New England Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clark Township, New England and New England Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New England. Darker towns draw more of Kunze 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 Kunze Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kunze Township?
7.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kunze Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dickinson (21%, 22 mi), New England (16%, 3 mi), Bismarck (16%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kunze 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 Kunze Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kunze 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.