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Jobs & commute in Osnabrock Township

Osnabrock Township has 2.6 jobs for every working resident: 23 people commute in to work

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 23 jobs in Osnabrock Township, and 9 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Osnabrock Township; the top destination outside it is Munich (22%, 28 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Osnabrock Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 9 residents head out to work and none work right here.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday36
22live here− 9head out to work+ 23come in to work= 36on a workday

About 36 people are in Osnabrock Township on a workday afternoon, 64% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.56jobs 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 Osnabrock Township’s workforce comes from

Starkweather: 1 workers live here (4%)Calvin: 2 workers live here (9%)Sarles: 1 workers live here (4%)Osnabrock: 1 workers live here (4%)CavalierCooperstown: 1 workers live here (4%)MunichLangdon: 5 workers live here (22%)Bismarck: 1 workers live here (4%)FargoNekoma TownshipOsford TownshipOsnabrock TownshipNorth Creel Township: 2 workers live here (9%)Northfield Township: 1 workers live here (4%)Bruce TownshipElgin Township: 2 workers live here (9%)Easby TownshipKinloss TownshipLangdonCalvinNorth Creel TownshipElgin TownshipStarkweatherSarlesOsnabrock Township
1
Langdon12.9 mi away
22%5
2
Calvin36.3 mi away
9%2
39%2
4
Elgin Township13.5 mi away
9%2
5
Starkweather30.8 mi away
4%1
6
Sarles41.9 mi away
4%1
7
Osnabrock6.5 mi away
4%1
8
Cooperstown79.8 mi away
4%1
9
Bismarck170.2 mi away
4%1
104%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%6
The top trips

Where Osnabrock 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

74% of the jobs in Osnabrock Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Osnabrock TownshipJobs Osnabrock Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%11%
Trade, transport & utilities61%11%
Services: health, schools, offices39%78%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%22%
Over $3,333 a month74%56%

Who does it

29 or younger13%11%
30 to 5465%44%
55 and older22%44%
+77%

Jobs based in Osnabrock Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 23. 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 Osnabrock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Osnabrock Township

Working from home
0%

of Osnabrock Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Osnabrock Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 37 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Osnabrock Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMunich: 22% · 27.8 miLangdon: 22% · 12.9 miBismarck: 22% · 170.2 miCavalier: 11% · 31.3 miFargo: 11% · 136.5 miBruce Township: 11% · 33.1 miMunich 22%Langdon 22%Bismarck 22%Cavalier 11%Fargo 11%Osnabrock Township
Osnabrock TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
33%10–24 mi3 residents
33%25–50 mi3 residents
33%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 33% 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

The towns around Osnabrock Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownOsnabrock Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Osnabrock Township–————
Osford Townshipunder 12%————
Nekoma Townshipunder 12%————
Easby Townshipunder 12%————
Kinloss Townshipunder 12%————

Same-state neighbors only. Osford Township, Nekoma Township, Easby Township and Kinloss Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Osnabrock 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 Osnabrock Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Osnabrock Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Osnabrock Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Munich (22%, 28 mi), Langdon (22%, 13 mi), Bismarck (22%, 170 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Osnabrock 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 Osnabrock Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Osnabrock Township

Osnabrock 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.