Most of Ray Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Ray Township, and 12 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ray Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (17%, 34 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ray Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Ray Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Ray Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ray Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
In Ray Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ray Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 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 Ray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ray Township
of Ray Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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 many miles Ray Township commutes
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Ray Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Township | – | — | — | — | $149,375 |
| Pomona View Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Swede Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Bluebird Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Nora Township | under 9% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomona View Township, Swede Township, Bluebird Township and Nora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ray 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Ray Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ray Township?
$149,375 (±$71,295) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ray Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ray Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (17%, 34 mi), Kulm (8%, 9 mi), Marion (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ray 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 Ray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ray 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.