Plainview Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Plainview Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Plainview Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
35% of working residents work in Jamestown
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Plainview Township clocks in
35% of workers
13% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Plainview Township makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
14 jobs are based in Plainview Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Plainview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plainview Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 14. 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.
Working from home in Plainview Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Plainview Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Half of Plainview Township commutes less than 20 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Plainview Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Plainview Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plainview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Round Top Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Jim River Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Pingree Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hidden Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Round Top Township, Jim River Valley Township, Pingree Township and Hidden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Plainview Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Plainview Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Plainview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (35%, 17 mi), Bismarck (13%, 90 mi), Fargo (6%, 99 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plainview 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 Plainview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plainview 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.