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Jobs & commute in Rock Township

Rock Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 2 jobs are based in Rock Township; 17 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rock Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Totten (24%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Rock Township

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday14
29live here− 17head out to work+ 2come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Rock Township ends

Oberon: 2 residents work here (12%)MaddockNew Rockford: 1 residents work here (6%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (6%)Jamestown: 2 residents work here (12%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (6%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (6%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (6%)Gates TownshipOberon TownshipLallie TownshipWood Lake Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Mission Township: 2 residents work here (12%)Rock TownshipTwin Tree TownshipFort Totten: 4 residents work here (24%)Fort TottenOberonJamestownMission TownshipNew RockfordRugbyRock Township
1
Fort Totten5.8 mi away
24%4
2
Oberon6.1 mi away
12%2
3
Jamestown70.9 mi away
12%2
4
Mission Township12.9 mi away
12%2
5
New Rockford15.4 mi away
6%1
6
Rugby52.9 mi away
6%1
7
Bismarck108.9 mi away
6%1
8
Grand Forks92.3 mi away
6%1
9
Fargo127.2 mi away
6%1
106%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1
The top trips

Where Rock Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Rock Township is a services town

Jobs based in Rock TownshipJobs Rock Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%41%
Over $3,333 a month0%41%

Who does it

29 or younger0%35%
30 to 54100%35%
55 and older0%29%
+100%

Jobs based in Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rock Township

Working from home
0%

of Rock Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Rock Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% 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

Where in the region Rock Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFort Totten: 24% · 5.8 miOberon: 12% · 6.1 miJamestown: 12% · 70.9 miMission Township: 12% · 12.9 miNew Rockford: 6% · 15.4 miRugby: 6% · 52.9 miBismarck: 6% · 108.9 miGrand Forks: 6% · 92.3 miFargo: 6% · 127.2 miWood Lake Township: 6% · 12 miFort Totten 24%Oberon 12%Jamestown 12%Mission Township 12%New Rockford 6%Rock Township
Rock TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi6 residents
24%10–24 mi4 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
41%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 41% 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

Work in the towns next to Rock Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lallie Township11 min
Oberon Township20 min
Twin Tree Township47 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRock Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rock Township–———$54,750
Gates Townshipunder 6%————
Oberon Townshipunder 6%——20 min—
Twin Tree Townshipunder 6%——47 min—
Lallie Townshipunder 6%——11 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Gates Township, Oberon Township, Twin Tree Township and Lallie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Rock Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rock Township: questions

What is the median household income in Rock Township?

$54,750 (±$44,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rock Township?

27.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rock Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Totten (24%, 6 mi), Oberon (12%, 6 mi), Jamestown (12%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Rock 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 Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rock Township

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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.