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Jobs & commute in Rose Township

Rose Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

0% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. 5 jobs are based in Rose Township; 48 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rose Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (38%, 11 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Rose Township

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night65
Workday22
65live here− 48head out to work+ 5come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Rose Township on a workday afternoon, 66% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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 people from Rose Township work

Los Angeles: 1 residents work here (2%)Crookston: 1 residents work here (2%)Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (2%)Harwood: 1 residents work here (2%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (2%)Jamestown: 18 residents work here (38%)Fargo: 8 residents work here (17%)Brimer TownshipGray TownshipRose TownshipSpiritwood TownshipWoodbury Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Fried Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Spiritwood: 2 residents work here (4%)JamestownFargoWoodbury TownshipFried TownshipSpiritwoodLos AngelesRose Township
1
Jamestown11.1 mi away
38%18
2
Fargo80.9 mi away
17%8
3
Woodbury Township16.7 mi away
6%3
4
Fried Township6.1 mi away
6%3
5
Spiritwood6.2 mi away
4%2
6
Los Angeles, CA1370.3 mi away
2%1
7
Crookston, MN103.9 mi away
2%1
82%1
9
Harwood77.7 mi away
2%1
10
Valley City25.7 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%9
The top trips

Where Rose 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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Rose Township

Jobs based in Rose TownshipJobs Rose Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%6%
Over $3,333 a month60%81%

Who does it

29 or younger40%27%
30 to 5440%56%
55 and older20%17%

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 Rose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rose Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 10 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

How far it is to work from Rose Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 38% · 11.1 miFargo: 17% · 80.9 miWoodbury Township: 6% · 16.7 miFried Township: 6% · 6.1 miSpiritwood: 4% · 6.2 miLos Angeles: 2% · 1370.3 miCrookston: 2% · 103.9 miThief River Falls: 2% · 133 miHarwood: 2% · 77.7 miValley City: 2% · 25.7 miJamestown 38%Fargo 17%Woodbury Township 6%Fried Township 6%Rose Township
Rose TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi6 residents
48%10–24 mi23 residents
4%25–50 mi2 residents
35%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 35% 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

Around Rose Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Fried Township (6%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownRose Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rose Township–————
Fried Township6%————
Spiritwood Townshipunder 3%————
Brimer Townshipunder 3%————
Gray Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Fried Township, Spiritwood Township, Brimer Township and Gray Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Rose 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 Rose Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Rose Township?

31.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rose Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (38%, 11 mi), Fargo (17%, 81 mi), Woodbury Township (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Rose Township

Rose Township home →

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.