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Jobs & commute in Muskego Township

Most of Muskego Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Muskego Township has 3 jobs, against 15 working residents. Hardly any work in Muskego Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (33%, 22 miles).

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

Day and night

How many people are in Muskego Township by day

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night32
Workday20
32live here− 15head out to work+ 3come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Muskego Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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

Where Muskego Township’s working residents head each day

Mohall: 3 residents work here (20%)Kenmare: 1 residents work here (7%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (7%)Minot: 5 residents work here (33%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (7%)Plain TownshipMuskego TownshipRichburg Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Lockwood TownshipVan Buren TownshipBrandon Township: 1 residents work here (7%)St. Marys TownshipMayland TownshipPherrin TownshipMinot AFB: 1 residents work here (7%)MinotMohallKenmareDevils LakeBismarckGrand ForksMuskego Township
1
Minot21.6 mi away
33%5
2
Mohall17.7 mi away
20%3
3
Kenmare28.2 mi away
7%1
4
Devils Lake124 mi away
7%1
5
Bismarck122.1 mi away
7%1
6
Grand Forks207.4 mi away
7%1
7
Richburg Township37.1 mi away
7%1
8
Brandon Township16.7 mi away
7%1
9
Minot AFB10 mi away
7%1
The top trips

Where Muskego 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

100% of the jobs in Muskego Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Muskego TownshipJobs Muskego Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%7%
Trade, transport & utilities100%33%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%33%
Over $3,333 a month100%47%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 5467%53%
55 and older33%27%
+200%

Jobs based in Muskego Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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 Muskego Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Muskego Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 33% · 21.6 miMohall: 20% · 17.7 miKenmare: 7% · 28.2 miDevils Lake: 7% · 124 miBismarck: 7% · 122.1 miGrand Forks: 7% · 207.4 miRichburg Township: 7% · 37.1 miBrandon Township: 7% · 16.7 miMinot AFB: 7% · 10 miMinot 33%Mohall 20%Kenmare 7%Devils Lake 7%Bismarck 7%Muskego Township
Muskego TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi1 residents
60%10–24 mi9 residents
13%25–50 mi2 residents
20%Over 50 mi3 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Muskego Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMuskego Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Muskego Township–————
Plain Townshipunder 7%————
Van Buren Townshipunder 7%————
Lockwood Townshipunder 7%————
St. Marys Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Plain Township, Van Buren Township, Lockwood Township and St. Marys Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Muskego 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 Muskego Township: questions

Where do people who live in Muskego Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (33%, 22 mi), Mohall (20%, 18 mi), Kenmare (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Muskego Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Muskego Township

Muskego 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.