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Jobs & commute in Pony Gulch Township

Pony Gulch Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

1 jobs are based in Pony Gulch Township, and 19 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Pony Gulch Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (16%, 67 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Pony Gulch Township

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night49
Workday31
49live here− 19head out to work+ 1come in to work= 31on a workday

About 31 people are in Pony Gulch Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Pony Gulch Township goes to work

Plymouth: 1 residents work here (5%)Hamberg: 1 residents work here (5%)SykestonFessenden: 2 residents work here (11%)Leeds: 1 residents work here (5%)Harvey: 2 residents work here (11%)Carrington: 2 residents work here (11%)Bismarck: 3 residents work here (16%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (11%)Sykeston Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Pony Gulch TownshipGermantown Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Crystal Lake TownshipRusland TownshipFairview TownshipBismarckFessendenHarveyCarringtonFargoSykeston TownshipPony Gulch Township
1
Bismarck67.2 mi away
16%3
2
Fessenden16.4 mi away
11%2
3
Harvey10.8 mi away
11%2
4
Carrington41.2 mi away
11%2
5
Fargo156.7 mi away
11%2
6
Sykeston Township26.7 mi away
11%2
7
Plymouth, MN358.9 mi away
5%1
8
Hamberg23.5 mi away
5%1
9
Leeds52.3 mi away
5%1
105%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
11%2
The top trips

Where Pony Gulch 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.

The jobs

Pony Gulch Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Pony Gulch TownshipJobs Pony Gulch Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%32%
Services: health, schools, offices0%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%37%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%11%
Over $3,333 a month100%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 540%37%
55 and older100%37%
−75%

Jobs based in Pony Gulch Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 1. 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 Pony Gulch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Pony Gulch Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBismarck: 16% · 67.2 miFessenden: 11% · 16.4 miHarvey: 11% · 10.8 miCarrington: 11% · 41.2 miFargo: 11% · 156.7 miSykeston Township: 11% · 26.7 miPlymouth: 5% · 358.9 miHamberg: 5% · 23.5 miLeeds: 5% · 52.3 miGermantown Township: 5% · 24.6 miBismarck 16%Fessenden 11%Harvey 11%Carrington 11%Fargo 11%Pony Gulch Township
Pony Gulch TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
32%10–24 mi6 residents
26%25–50 mi5 residents
37%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 37% 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.

Next door

The towns around Pony Gulch Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownPony Gulch Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pony Gulch Township–————
Fairview Townshipunder 6%————
Crystal Lake Townshipunder 6%————
Rusland Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township, Crystal Lake Township and Rusland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pony Gulch 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pony Gulch Township: questions

Where do people who live in Pony Gulch Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (16%, 67 mi), Fessenden (11%, 16 mi), Harvey (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Pony Gulch Township

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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.