With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Rochester Township works elsewhere
10% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Rochester Township has 1 jobs, and 21 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rochester Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (24%, 45 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Rochester Township by day
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Rochester Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 places Rochester Township commutes to
Where Rochester Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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 Rochester Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rochester Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 1. 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 Rochester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rochester Township
of Rochester Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 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 Rochester Township’s workers travel
About 19% 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 Rochester Township
The biggest share goes to Page (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rochester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ellsbury Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Page | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Page Township | under 5% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Colgate Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ellsbury Township, Page, Page Township, Colgate Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rochester 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 Rochester Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rochester Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rochester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (24%, 45 mi), West Fargo (14%, 42 mi), Tower City (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rochester 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 Rochester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rochester 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.