Most of Riga Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 47 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Employers in Riga Township report 5 jobs, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Riga Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (33%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Riga Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Riga Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The towns that employ Riga Township’s residents
Where Riga Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riga Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Riga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 47 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riga Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 10% 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 Riga Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Riga Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $52,500 |
| Rose Hill Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Denbigh Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Gilmore Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Egg Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wagar Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rose Hill Township, Denbigh Township, Gilmore Township, Egg Creek Township and Wagar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riga 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 Riga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riga Township?
$52,500 (±$11,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riga Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riga Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riga Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (33%, 28 mi), Towner (15%, 13 mi), Rugby (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riga 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 Riga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riga 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.