Photo: Rzacher at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Parshall Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 5 jobs in Parshall Township for 43 working residents. Commuters spend 8 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. 14% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Parshall Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Parshall Township on a workday afternoon, 55% 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.
26% of working residents work in Parshall
Where Parshall Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Parshall Township: what the 5 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parshall Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 5. 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 Parshall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Parshall Township spends getting to work: about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parshall Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Parshall Township to work
About 44% 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 is work for 26% of Parshall Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parshall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parshall Township | – | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Wayzetta Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Parshall | 26% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Van Hook Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Model Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Fertile Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayzetta Township, Parshall, Van Hook Township, Model Township and Fertile Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parshall. Darker towns draw more of Parshall 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 Parshall Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Parshall Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parshall Township?
8 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parshall Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parshall (26%, 4 mi), Stanley (7%, 24 mi), Bismarck (7%, 105 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parshall 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 Parshall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parshall 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.