Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Pettibone Township
80.0% of residents are in poverty (North Dakota 10.8%). Hardly any work in Pettibone Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (38%, 61 miles). There are 6 jobs in Pettibone Township; 8 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pettibone Township by day and by night
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.75 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 Pettibone Township ends
Where Pettibone Township clocks in
38% of workers
25% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Pettibone Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Pettibone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Pettibone Township, by distance
About 63% 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.
Pettibone Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pettibone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettibone Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Petersville Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Williams Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Weiser Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Marstonmoor Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Petersville Township, Lake Williams Township, Weiser Township and Marstonmoor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pettibone 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 Pettibone Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pettibone Township?
80.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pettibone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (38%, 61 mi), Jamestown (25%, 42 mi), Steele (13%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pettibone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pettibone 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.