For about half of its working residents, Lightning Creek Township is a commute to Dickinson
Lightning Creek Township has 2 jobs, against 4 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lightning Creek Township for work; outside it, Dickinson is the main destination (50%, 63 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lightning Creek Township by day
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Lightning Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
Out of Lightning Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Lightning Creek Township clocks in
50% of workers
25% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lightning Creek Township
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 Lightning Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lightning Creek Township commutes
About 100% 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.
Lightning Creek Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lightning Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Reeder Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Haley Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reeder Township and Haley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lightning Creek 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 Lightning Creek Township: questions
Where do people who live in Lightning Creek Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lightning Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lightning Creek 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.