Work means Bismarck for more than half of McKenzie Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). 0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in McKenzie Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (59%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in McKenzie Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in McKenzie Township on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in McKenzie Township, and from where
Where McKenzie Township clocks in
59% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
What the 95 jobs in McKenzie Township are
95 jobs are based in McKenzie Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKenzie Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 95. 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 McKenzie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from McKenzie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKenzie Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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 McKenzie Township
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to McKenzie Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKenzie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,250 |
| Menoken Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sibley Butte Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Menoken Township, Sibley Butte Township, Logan Township and Sterling Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McKenzie 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 McKenzie Township: questions
What is the median household income in McKenzie Township?
$86,250 (±$79,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKenzie Township?
7.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKenzie Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKenzie Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around McKenzie 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 McKenzie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKenzie 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.