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Jobs & commute in McKinnon Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of McKinnon Township works elsewhere

There are 1 jobs in McKinnon Township, against 6 working residents. Hardly any work in McKinnon Township; the top destination outside it is Carrington (33%, 21 miles). Home is the office for 40% of workers; North Dakota has 8%.

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through McKinnon Township

On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

6live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday17
22live here− 6head out to work+ 1come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in McKinnon Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs 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 places McKinnon Township commutes to

PerleyNew Rockford: 1 residents work here (17%)Carrington: 2 residents work here (33%)Carrington Township: 2 residents work here (33%)Eastman TownshipNogosek TownshipRolling Prairie TownshipNew City Township: 1 residents work here (17%)Bucephalia TownshipHaven TownshipMcKinnon TownshipCarringtonCarrington TownshipNew RockfordNew City TownshipMcKinnon Township
1
Carrington21 mi away
33%2
233%2
3
New Rockford29.9 mi away
17%1
4
New City Township91.2 mi away
17%1
The top trips

Where McKinnon 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

McKinnon Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in McKinnon TownshipJobs McKinnon Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%33%
Services: health, schools, offices0%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%17%
Over $3,333 a month0%67%

Who does it

29 or younger0%0%
30 to 54100%50%
55 and older0%50%

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 McKinnon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in McKinnon Township

Working from home
40%

of McKinnon Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How McKinnon Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Other

Share of the 9 commuters (the 40% 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

How many miles McKinnon Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCarrington: 33% · 21 miCarrington Township: 33% · 19 miNew Rockford: 17% · 29.9 miNew City Township: 17% · 91.2 miCarrington 33%Carrington Township 33%New Rockford 17%New City Township 17%McKinnon Township
McKinnon TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
67%10–24 mi4 residents
17%25–50 mi1 residents
17%Over 50 mi1 residents

About 17% 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

McKinnon Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownMcKinnon Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
McKinnon Township–————
Bucephalia Townshipunder 17%——27 min—
Rolling Prairie Townshipunder 17%————
Eastman Townshipunder 17%————
Nogosek Townshipunder 17%——28 min—
Haven Townshipunder 17%————

Same-state neighbors only. Bucephalia Township, Rolling Prairie Township, Eastman Township, Nogosek Township and Haven Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of McKinnon 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 McKinnon Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in McKinnon Township?

14.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in McKinnon Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrington (33%, 21 mi), Carrington Township (33%, 19 mi), New Rockford (17%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around McKinnon 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 McKinnon Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of McKinnon Township

McKinnon Township home →

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.