Huff State Historic Site (32MO11) · Photo: Plazak · CC BY-SA 3.0For about two in three of its working residents, Missouri Township is a commute to Bismarck
Working residents average 38 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Missouri Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (66%, 13 miles). Missouri Township has 5 jobs, against 50 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Missouri Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Missouri Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Missouri Township to work: where people go
Where Missouri Township clocks in
66% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 80% of Missouri Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Missouri Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Missouri Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Missouri Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Missouri Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Missouri Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Missouri Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Township | – | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Telfer Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Apple Creek Township | under 2% | A | D | 26 min | $156,615 |
Same-state neighbors only. Telfer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Missouri 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 Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Missouri Township?
3.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Missouri Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Missouri Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Missouri 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 Missouri Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Missouri 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.