Bismarck draws more than half of Long Lake Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Long Lake Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (57%, 26 miles). For 35% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Commuters spend 61 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Long Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Long Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
Where Long Lake Township goes to work
Where Long Lake Township clocks in
57% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 Long Lake Township
4 jobs are based in Long Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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 Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Long Lake Township: about 61 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 35% 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.
The commute from Long Lake Township, by distance
About 24% 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 to Long Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake Township | – | — | — | 61 min | $55,417 |
| Morton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wild Rose Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Taft Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morton Township, Wild Rose Township and Taft Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Long Lake Township?
$55,417 (±$35,065) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Lake Township?
8.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Lake Township?
61 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Long Lake 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 Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Lake 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.