Roland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
101 jobs are based in Roland Township for 229 working residents. Only 4% work in Roland Township itself; outside it, Bottineau draws the most (37%, 9 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Roland Township, in brief
Roland Township and Bottineau trade workers both ways
Bottineau is the top workplace for Roland Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Roland Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Roland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Roland Township goes to work
Where Roland Township clocks in
37% 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.
About 27 minutes to work from Roland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roland Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 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.
Who commutes out of Roland Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Roland Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Jobs in Roland Township: what the 101 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roland Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 101. 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 Roland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Roland Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
How Roland Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $111,667 |
| Homen Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Dalen Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Whitteron Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Homen Township, Dalen Township and Whitteron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roland 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 Roland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roland Township?
$111,667 (±$23,841) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roland Township?
5.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roland Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bottineau (37%, 9 mi), Minot (6%, 64 mi), Pickering Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roland 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 Roland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roland 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.