About two in three of Naughton Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. 24% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Naughton Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (66%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Naughton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Naughton Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
The towns that employ Naughton Township’s residents
Where Naughton Township clocks in
66% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Naughton Township
19 jobs are based in Naughton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Naughton Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 19. 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 Naughton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Naughton Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Naughton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 24% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Naughton Township
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 Naughton Township
The biggest share goes to Gibbs Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Naughton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naughton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gibbs Township | 3% | A | D | 23 min | $155,688 |
| Francis Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Cromwell Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Francis Township and Cromwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Naughton 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 Naughton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Naughton Township?
3.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Naughton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Naughton Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Naughton 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 Naughton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Naughton 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.