For about two in five of its working residents, Northwest Township is a commute to Bismarck
0% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Northwest Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (40%, 47 miles). Northwest Township has 3 jobs, and 5 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Northwest Township
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Northwest Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 the trip to work from Northwest Township ends
Where Northwest Township clocks in
40% 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.
Northwest Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
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 Northwest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Northwest Township
of Northwest Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Northwest Township
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.
Around Northwest Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northwest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Stewart Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Hazel Grove Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Mauch Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stewart Township, Hazel Grove Township and Mauch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northwest 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 Northwest Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Northwest Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Northwest Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Northwest 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 Northwest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northwest 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.