About half of Ness Township’s working residents commute to Rugby
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Only 4% work in Ness Township itself; outside it, Rugby draws the most (46%, 10 miles). There are 3 jobs in Ness Township, against 24 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ness Township on a workday
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Ness Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
Where Ness Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ness Township clocks in
46% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Ness Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ness 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 Ness Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ness Township
of Ness Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ness Township
About 29% 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.
Around Ness Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ness Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ness Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 5% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Berwick Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township and Berwick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ness 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 Ness Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ness Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ness Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Ness 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 Ness Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ness 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.