Most of Oak Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Oak Valley Township report 9 jobs; 22 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Oak Valley Township for work; outside it, Bottineau is the main destination (14%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Oak Valley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in Oak Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where Oak Valley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Oak Valley Township clocks in
14% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Oak Valley Township
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 Oak Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Oak Valley Township to work
About 36% 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 Oak Valley Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pickering Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pickering Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Amity Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pickering Township and Amity Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Township: questions
Where do people who live in Oak Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bottineau (14%, 5 mi), Roland Township (9%, 13 mi), Pickering Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Valley 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.