Work and commuting in Pickering Township
Pickering Township has 88 jobs; 83 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 33.8% of residents are in poverty; North Dakota has 10.8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 85 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 (1.06 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.
22% of working residents work in Bottineau
Where Pickering Township clocks in
22% 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.
76% of the jobs in Pickering Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pickering Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 88. 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 Pickering Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pickering Township
of Pickering Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pickering Township
About 42% 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.
22% of Pickering Township works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pickering Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bottineau | 22% | C+ | A | 16 min | $65,905 |
| Oak Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Dalen Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Whitteron Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Peabody Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Valley Township, Dalen Township, Whitteron Township and Peabody Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bottineau. Darker towns draw more of Pickering 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 Pickering Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pickering Township?
33.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pickering Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bottineau (22%, 4 mi), Minot (7%, 55 mi), Dunseith (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pickering 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 Pickering Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pickering 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.