Households in Missouri Ridge Township have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Missouri Ridge Township are C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Below the poverty line: 32.2% of residents, where North Dakota as a whole has 10.8%. Only 2% work in Missouri Ridge Township; the top destination outside it is Williston (41%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Missouri Ridge Township: the figures worth knowing
Much of Missouri Ridge Township works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Missouri Ridge Township: Williston (41%) and Williston Township (8%). Next door ↓
Nearly all jobs in Missouri Ridge Township pay over $40,000 a year
86% of the jobs based in Missouri Ridge Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Missouri Ridge Township makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in Missouri Ridge Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Missouri Ridge Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 638 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Missouri Ridge Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Missouri Ridge Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Missouri Ridge Township’s grade up ($124,864, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Missouri Ridge Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Missouri Ridge Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Missouri Ridge Township makes things: 58% of its jobs are in goods
716 jobs are based in Missouri Ridge Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Missouri Ridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 598 → 716. 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 Missouri Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Missouri Ridge Township by day
On a workday 625 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 703 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 (1.12 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 places Missouri Ridge Township commutes to
Where Missouri Ridge Township clocks in
41% of workers
8% 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.
Time on the road from Missouri Ridge Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Missouri Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 430 commuters (the 1% 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.
Missouri Ridge Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Getting around Missouri Ridge Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Missouri Ridge Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.2% across North Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 435 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Missouri Ridge Township households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Missouri Ridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Missouri Ridge Township is 3,285th among 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 503 | Mapleton ND | 1,496 | $119K | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 537 | Surrey ND | 1,450 | $106K | 1.4% | 3.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 645 | Harrison Township ND | 1,734 | $122K | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Custer SD | 1,803 | $78K | 14.2% | 4.0% | 34% | C |
| 3,284 | Schroon NY | 1,818 | $70K | 7.7% | 1.5% | 27% | C |
| 3,285 | Missouri Ridge Township ND | 1,662 | $125K | 32.2% | 3.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,286 | Kimmel Township PA | 1,513 | $62K | 10.7% | 1.4% | 2% | C |
| 3,287 | Mount Pleasant Township PA | 1,463 | $84K | 12.6% | 5.2% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Missouri Ridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
Missouri Ridge Township and its neighbors: 49% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Missouri Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Ridge Township | – | C | D | 14 min | $124,864 |
| Williston | 41% | B− | B+ | 18 min | $79,381 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mont Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pherrin Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Williston Township | 8% | A | B | 18 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Tyrone Township, Mont Township and Pherrin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williston. Darker towns draw more of Missouri Ridge 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 Missouri Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Missouri Ridge Township?
$124,864 (±$14,040) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Missouri Ridge Township?
32.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Missouri Ridge Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Missouri Ridge Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (41%, 4 mi), Judson Township (9%, 8 mi), Williston Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Missouri Ridge Township walkable?
Missouri Ridge Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Missouri Ridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Missouri Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Missouri Ridge 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.