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Jobs & commute in Petersville Township

Earning a living in Petersville Township

The Census job records count 13 working residents of Petersville Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Petersville Township itself; outside it, Steele draws the most (15%, 28 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Petersville Township on a workday

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night18
Workday5
18live here− 13head out to work+ 0come in to work= 5on a workday

About 5 people are in Petersville Township on a workday afternoon, 72% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Petersville Township’s working residents head each day

Steele: 2 residents work here (15%)Park River: 1 residents work here (8%)Jamestown: 1 residents work here (8%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (15%)Minot: 1 residents work here (8%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (8%)Griffin Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Woodbury Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Woodlawn Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Petersville TownshipPettibone TownshipFrettim TownshipTappen Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Rexine TownshipGerber TownshipSteeleBismarckPark RiverJamestownMinotFargoPetersville Township
1
Steele28.1 mi away
15%2
2
Bismarck62.5 mi away
15%2
3
Park River118.7 mi away
8%1
4
Jamestown44.8 mi away
8%1
5
Minot108.3 mi away
8%1
6
Fargo130.2 mi away
8%1
7
Griffin Township40.9 mi away
8%1
88%1
9
Woodlawn Township27.8 mi away
8%1
10
Tappen Township24.3 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%1
The top trips

Where Petersville 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Petersville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSteele: 15% · 28.1 miBismarck: 15% · 62.5 miPark River: 8% · 118.7 miJamestown: 8% · 44.8 miMinot: 8% · 108.3 miFargo: 8% · 130.2 miGriffin Township: 8% · 40.9 miWoodbury Township: 8% · 44 miWoodlawn Township: 8% · 27.8 miTappen Township: 8% · 24.3 miSteele 15%Bismarck 15%Park River 8%Jamestown 8%Minot 8%Petersville Township
Petersville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
8%10–24 mi1 residents
46%25–50 mi6 residents
46%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 46% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Petersville Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownPetersville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Petersville Township–————
Rexine Townshipunder 8%————
Pettibone Townshipunder 8%————
Frettim Townshipunder 8%————
Gerber Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Rexine Township, Pettibone Township, Frettim Township and Gerber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Petersville 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 2024, 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 Petersville Township: questions

Where do people who live in Petersville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (15%, 28 mi), Bismarck (15%, 62 mi), Park River (8%, 119 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Petersville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Petersville Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.