Potsdam Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Potsdam Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (25%, 106 miles). Potsdam Township has 1 jobs; 8 of its residents have a job. At home: 18% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Potsdam Township by day
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Potsdam Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
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 Potsdam Township ends
Where Potsdam Township clocks in
25% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
100% of the jobs in Potsdam Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Potsdam Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Potsdam Township
of Potsdam Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 18% 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.
The commute from Potsdam Township, by distance
About 38% 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.
The towns around Potsdam Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Potsdam Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potsdam Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Young Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Glen Township | under 13% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Willowbank Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Whitestone Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Young Township, Hamburg Township, Valley Township, Golden Glen Township, Willowbank Township and Whitestone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Potsdam 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 Potsdam Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Potsdam Township?
39.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Potsdam Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (25%, 106 mi), Forbes (13%, 21 mi), Ashley (13%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Potsdam 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 Potsdam Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Potsdam 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.