Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Mott Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 7 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Mott Township has 15 jobs; 35 of its residents have a job. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mott Township by day and by night
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Mott Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
31% of working residents work in Mott
Where Mott Township clocks in
31% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
87% of the jobs in Mott Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Mott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Mott Township, about 7 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mott Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 6% 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.
Mott Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 37% 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.
31% of Mott Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Township | – | — | — | 7 min | $70,250 |
| Mott | 31% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Acme Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Farina Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Beery Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Castle Rock Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mott, Acme Township, Farina Township, Beery Township and Castle Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mott. Darker towns draw more of Mott 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 Mott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mott Township?
$70,250 (±$41,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mott Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mott Township?
7 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mott (31%, 4 mi), Bismarck (11%, 81 mi), Dickinson (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mott Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mott 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.