With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Riverdale Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Riverdale Township itself; outside it, Oakes draws the most (36%, 6 miles). Employers in Riverdale Township report 4 jobs, against 44 working residents. 54% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Riverdale Township
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Riverdale Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Riverdale Township commutes to
Where Riverdale Township clocks in
36% of workers
20% 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.
Riverdale Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverdale Township, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Riverdale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Riverdale Township
of Riverdale Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 54% 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 Riverdale Township goes to work
About 39% 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.
Next door to Riverdale Township
The biggest share goes to Bear Creek Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lovell Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bear Creek Township | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hudson Township, Lovell Township, Bear Creek Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverdale 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 Riverdale Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Riverdale Township?
27.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Riverdale Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakes (36%, 6 mi), Fargo (20%, 82 mi), Gwinner (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Riverdale 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 Riverdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverdale 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.