With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rockford Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 2 jobs in Rockford Township, against 21 working residents. Hardly any work in Rockford Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (19%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Rockford Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Rockford Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Commuting out of Rockford Township: the destinations
Where Rockford 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Rockford Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockford Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 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 Rockford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rockford Township
of Rockford Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
The distance from Rockford Township to work
About 43% 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.
Rockford Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Township | – | — | — | — | $46,250 |
| Grover Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Stafford Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lakeview Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairbanks Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grover Township, Stafford Township, Lakeview Township and Fairbanks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockford 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 Rockford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockford Township?
$46,250 (±$11,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockford Township?
33.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rockford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (19%, 53 mi), Mohall (14%, 20 mi), Brandon Township (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rockford 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 Rockford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockford 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.