Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rock Lake Township works elsewhere
29.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole. Rock Lake Township has 2 jobs for 11 working residents. Hardly any work in Rock Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Cando (27%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rock Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Rock Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 Rock Lake Township commutes to
Where Rock Lake Township clocks in
27% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Rock Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Rock Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Rock Lake Township
About 45% 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.
Rock Lake Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Armourdale Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Smith Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lansing Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Armourdale Township, Smith Township, Virginia Township and Lansing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock Lake 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 Rock Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rock Lake Township?
29.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rock Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cando (27%, 24 mi), Devils Lake (18%, 52 mi), Mankato (9%, 407 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rock Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock Lake 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.