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Jobs & commute in Rainy Butte Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rainy Butte Township works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. There are 3 jobs in Rainy Butte Township, against 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Rainy Butte Township; the top destination outside it is New England (18%, 6 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Rainy Butte Township

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night34
Workday20
34live here− 17head out to work+ 3come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Rainy Butte Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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

The places Rainy Butte Township commutes to

New England: 3 residents work here (18%)Amidon: 1 residents work here (6%)Scranton: 1 residents work here (6%)Rhame: 1 residents work here (6%)Belfield: 1 residents work here (6%)Bowman: 2 residents work here (12%)Marmarth: 1 residents work here (6%)Dickinson: 2 residents work here (12%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (6%)Rainy Butte TownshipKunze TownshipMoord TownshipCarroll TownshipNew England TownshipCrawford TownshipWhite Lake Township: 1 residents work here (6%)New EnglandBowmanDickinsonAmidonScrantonRhameRainy Butte Township
1
New England6.5 mi away
18%3
2
Bowman29.3 mi away
12%2
3
Dickinson28.8 mi away
12%2
4
Amidon15.8 mi away
6%1
5
Scranton25.1 mi away
6%1
6
Rhame36.6 mi away
6%1
7
Belfield28.6 mi away
6%1
8
Marmarth47.1 mi away
6%1
9
Bismarck107.6 mi away
6%1
106%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
18%3
The top trips

Where Rainy Butte 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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Rainy Butte Township

Jobs based in Rainy Butte TownshipJobs Rainy Butte Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%6%
Over $3,333 a month67%65%

Who does it

29 or younger0%12%
30 to 5433%65%
55 and older67%24%

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 Rainy Butte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rainy Butte Township

Working from home
0%

of Rainy Butte Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Rainy Butte Township gets to work
54%Drive alone
46%Walk

Share of the 13 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Rainy Butte Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNew England: 18% · 6.5 miBowman: 12% · 29.3 miDickinson: 12% · 28.8 miAmidon: 6% · 15.8 miScranton: 6% · 25.1 miRhame: 6% · 36.6 miBelfield: 6% · 28.6 miMarmarth: 6% · 47.1 miBismarck: 6% · 107.6 miWhite Lake Township: 6% · 12.1 miNew England 18%Bowman 12%Dickinson 12%Amidon 6%Scranton 6%Rainy Butte Township
Rainy Butte TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi3 residents
13%10–24 mi2 residents
56%25–50 mi9 residents
13%Over 50 mi2 residents

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

Rainy Butte Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownRainy Butte Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rainy Butte Township–———$166,250
Carroll Townshipunder 6%————
Moord Townshipunder 6%————
New England Townshipunder 6%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Carroll Township, Moord Township and New England Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Rainy Butte 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 Rainy Butte Township: questions

What is the median household income in Rainy Butte Township?

$166,250 (±$22,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rainy Butte Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rainy Butte Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New England (18%, 6 mi), Bowman (12%, 29 mi), Dickinson (12%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Rainy Butte 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 Rainy Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rainy Butte 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.