Long Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Long Creek Township has 3 jobs, against 18 working residents. Hardly any work in Long Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Crosby (39%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Long Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Long Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 the trip to work from Long Creek Township ends
Where Long Creek Township clocks in
39% of workers
11% 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.
100% of the jobs in Long Creek Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 3. 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 Long Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Long Creek Township
of Long Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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 it is to work from Long Creek Township
About 33% 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.
Long Creek Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Fillmore Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fillmore Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Mentor Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Blooming Valley Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fillmore Township, Mentor Township and Blooming Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long 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 Long Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Long Creek Township?
25.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Long Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosby (39%, 8 mi), Williston (11%, 57 mi), Rolla (6%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Creek 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 Long Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long 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.