Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0More than half of Menoken Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
Employers in Menoken Township report 73 jobs; 84 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Menoken Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (52%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Menoken Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
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 towns that employ Menoken Township’s residents
Where Menoken Township clocks in
52% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
84% of the jobs in Menoken Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Menoken Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 73. 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 Menoken Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Menoken Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 3% 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 Menoken Township
About 27% 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 Menoken Township
The biggest share goes to Gibbs Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Menoken Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menoken Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $104,492 |
| McKenzie Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gibbs Township | 4% | A | D | 23 min | $155,688 |
| Boyd Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Francis Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKenzie Township, Boyd Township and Francis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Menoken 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 Menoken Township: questions
What is the median household income in Menoken Township?
$104,492 (±$11,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Menoken Township?
8.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Menoken Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Menoken Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Menoken Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Menoken Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Menoken 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.