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Jobs & commute in Lowery Township

Most of Lowery Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Lowery Township itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (30%, 43 miles). Lowery Township has 1 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Lowery Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night33
Workday24
33live here− 10head out to work+ 1come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Lowery Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The towns that employ Lowery Township’s residents

Hamberg: 1 residents work here (10%)Jamestown: 3 residents work here (30%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (10%)Bismarck: 3 residents work here (30%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (10%)Plainview Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Conklin TownshipLowery TownshipRexine TownshipStrong TownshipGerber TownshipJamestownBismarckHambergWest FargoFargoPlainview TownshipLowery Township
1
Jamestown43.4 mi away
30%3
2
Bismarck70.9 mi away
30%3
3
Hamberg33.4 mi away
10%1
4
West Fargo122.3 mi away
10%1
5
Fargo125.7 mi away
10%1
6
Plainview Township27.8 mi away
10%1
The top trips

Where Lowery 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Lowery Township

Jobs based in Lowery TownshipJobs Lowery Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%10%
Services: health, schools, offices100%80%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%20%
Over $3,333 a month100%80%

Who does it

29 or younger100%20%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older0%30%

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 Lowery Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Lowery Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 30% · 43.4 miBismarck: 30% · 70.9 miHamberg: 10% · 33.4 miWest Fargo: 10% · 122.3 miFargo: 10% · 125.7 miPlainview Township: 10% · 27.8 miJamestown 30%Bismarck 30%Hamberg 10%West Fargo 10%Lowery Township
Lowery TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
50%25–50 mi5 residents
50%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 50% 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

Work in the towns next to Lowery Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLowery Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lowery Township–————
Conklin Townshipunder 10%————
Gerber Townshipunder 10%————
Rexine Townshipunder 10%————

Same-state neighbors only. Conklin Township, Gerber Township and Rexine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lowery 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 Lowery Township: questions

Where do people who live in Lowery Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (30%, 43 mi), Bismarck (30%, 71 mi), Hamberg (10%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lowery Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lowery Township

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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.