How Richland Center Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Richland Center Township has 3 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Richland Center Township for work; outside it, Mandan is the main destination (33%, 132 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Richland Center Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2 people are in Richland Center Township on a workday afternoon, 60% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Richland Center Township work
Where Richland Center Township clocks in
33% of workers
33% of workers
33% 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.
How far Richland Center Township goes to work
About 67% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Richland Center Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richland Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Center Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Harper Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harper Township and Sand Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richland Center 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 2024, 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 Richland Center Township: questions
Where do people who live in Richland Center Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mandan (33%, 132 mi), Dickinson (33%, 48 mi), Bismarck (33%, 137 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richland Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richland Center Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.