Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0About two in five of Reeder Township’s working residents commute to Hettinger
For 17% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Only 4% work in Reeder Township itself; outside it, Hettinger draws the most (42%, 16 miles). Reeder Township has 37 jobs, against 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Reeder Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Reeder Township on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
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 towns that employ Reeder Township’s residents
Where Reeder Township clocks in
42% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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 Reeder Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reeder Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 37. 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 Reeder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Reeder Township
of Reeder Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Reeder Township
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Reeder Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reeder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeder Township | – | — | — | — | $69,688 |
| Lightning Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Gascoyne Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bucyrus Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lightning Creek Township, Gascoyne Township and Bucyrus Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reeder 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 Reeder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reeder Township?
$69,688 (±$15,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reeder Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Reeder Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Reeder 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 Reeder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reeder 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.