Making a living in Lucy Township
Hardly any work in Lucy Township itself; outside it, Bowbells draws the most (18%, 16 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. The Census job records count 11 working residents of Lucy Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lucy Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Lucy Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Lucy Township to work: where people go
Where Lucy Township clocks in
18% 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.
Working from home in Lucy Township
of Lucy Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
The commute from Lucy Township, by distance
About 36% 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.
Lucy Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lucy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cleary Township | under 10% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garness Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Dimond Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Foothills Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleary Township, Garness Township, Dimond Township, Foothills Township and Clayton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lucy 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 Lucy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lucy Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lucy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowbells (18%, 16 mi), Kenmare (18%, 22 mi), Lignite (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lucy 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 Lucy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lucy 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.