Purcell Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Purcell Township has 1 jobs for 39 working residents. Hardly any work in Purcell Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (28%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Purcell Township by day
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Purcell Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Purcell Township ends
Where Purcell Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Purcell Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Purcell Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 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 Purcell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Purcell Township
of Purcell Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
Half of Purcell Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 32% 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 Purcell Township
The biggest share goes to Idaho Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Purcell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Idaho Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sikes Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Alger Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Burke Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Idaho Township, Sikes Township, Alger Township and Burke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Purcell 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 Purcell Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Purcell Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Purcell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (28%, 5 mi), New Town (5%, 19 mi), Williston (5%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Purcell 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 Purcell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Purcell 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.