Jobs and the daily commute in Pherrin Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Pherrin Township itself; outside it, Williston draws the most (37%, 7 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pherrin Township: the figures worth knowing
Much of Pherrin Township works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Pherrin Township: Williston (37%), Missouri Ridge Township (5%) and Stony Creek Township (3%). Next door ↓
Pherrin Township makes and builds things
67% of the jobs based in Pherrin Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pherrin Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Pherrin Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 20 minutes, longer than the North Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Pherrin Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs
394 jobs are based in Pherrin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pherrin Township, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 394. 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 Pherrin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Pherrin Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pherrin Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 1% 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.
Pherrin Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 375 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 384 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).
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 places Pherrin Township commutes to
Where Pherrin Township clocks in
37% of workers
5% 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.
Where in the region Pherrin Township works
About 20% 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.
Work next door: 45% of Pherrin Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pherrin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pherrin Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $117,339 |
| East Fork Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Springbrook Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Stony Creek Township | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Missouri Ridge Township | 5% | C | D | 14 min | $124,864 |
| Williston | 37% | B− | B+ | 18 min | $79,381 |
| Twelve Mile Township | under 3% | — | — | 63 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Fork Township, Springbrook Township, Stony Creek Township and Twelve Mile Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williston. Darker towns draw more of Pherrin 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 Pherrin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pherrin Township?
$117,339 (±$70,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pherrin Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pherrin Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pherrin Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (37%, 7 mi), Judson Township (6%, 14 mi), Williston Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pherrin 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 Pherrin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pherrin 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.