Malcolm Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Malcolm Township has 2 jobs for 31 working residents. Hardly any stay in Malcolm Township for work; outside it, Garrison is the main destination (35%, 15 miles). For 100% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Malcolm Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Malcolm Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Malcolm Township ends
Where Malcolm Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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 Malcolm Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Malcolm Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 2. 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 Malcolm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Malcolm Township
of Malcolm Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Malcolm Township works
About 23% 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.
The towns around Malcolm Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Malcolm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Snow Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Greatstone Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Snow Township and Greatstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Malcolm 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 Malcolm Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Malcolm Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Malcolm Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (35%, 15 mi), Max (10%, 16 mi), Bismarck (6%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Malcolm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Malcolm 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.