Most of Riggin Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Riggin Township itself; outside it, Leeds draws the most (18%, 13 miles). Employers in Riggin Township report 8 jobs; 17 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Riggin Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Riggin Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Riggin Township’s working residents head each day
Where Riggin Township clocks in
18% 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.
Riggin Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riggin Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 8. 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 Riggin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Riggin Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riggin Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Riggin Township
About 29% 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.
Next door to Riggin Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riggin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggin Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $120,417 |
| Pelican Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| West Bay Township | under 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Brinsmade | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Normania Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| McClellan Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pelican Township, West Bay Township, Brinsmade, Normania Township and McClellan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riggin 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 Riggin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riggin Township?
$120,417 (±$28,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riggin Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riggin Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riggin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leeds (18%, 13 mi), Maddock (18%, 19 mi), Rugby (12%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riggin 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 Riggin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riggin 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.