How Painted Woods Township works: jobs, income and commuting
For 18% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Painted Woods Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (36%, 22 miles). Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Painted Woods Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Painted Woods Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Painted Woods Township ends
Where Painted Woods Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Painted Woods Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Painted Woods Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 18% 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 Painted Woods Township goes to work
About 31% 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.
Painted Woods Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Painted Woods Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Woods Township | – | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Glenview Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Ecklund Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenview Township and Ecklund Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Painted Woods 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 Painted Woods Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Painted Woods Township?
3.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Painted Woods Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Painted Woods Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (36%, 22 mi), Wilton (9%, 5 mi), Fargo (7%, 192 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Painted Woods Township without a car?
11% 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 Painted Woods Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Painted Woods 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.