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Jobs & commute in Rosefield Township

New Rockford draws about half of Rosefield Township’s working residents

0% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Rosefield Township; the top destination outside it is New Rockford (48%, 5 miles). The Census job records count 21 working residents of Rosefield Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Rosefield Township

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night43
Workday22
43live here− 21head out to work+ 0come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Rosefield Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 Rosefield Township work

Neche: 1 residents work here (5%)Minnewaukan: 1 residents work here (5%)Cooperstown: 1 residents work here (5%)New Rockford: 10 residents work here (48%)Washburn: 1 residents work here (5%)Killdeer: 1 residents work here (5%)Carrington: 3 residents work here (14%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (5%)Minnie Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Fairville TownshipBirtsell TownshipSuperior Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Rosefield TownshipNew RockfordCarringtonNecheMinnewaukanCooperstownWashburnRosefield Township
1
New Rockford5 mi away
48%10
2
Carrington12 mi away
14%3
3
Neche120.9 mi away
5%1
4
Minnewaukan31.3 mi away
5%1
5
Cooperstown51.6 mi away
5%1
6
Washburn88.3 mi away
5%1
7
Killdeer166.4 mi away
5%1
8
Devils Lake37.2 mi away
5%1
9
Minnie Township150.4 mi away
5%1
105%1
The top trips

Where Rosefield 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Rosefield Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Rosefield Township gets to work
72%Drive alone
28%Transit

Share of the 39 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Rosefield Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNew Rockford: 48% · 5 miCarrington: 14% · 12 miNeche: 5% · 120.9 miMinnewaukan: 5% · 31.3 miCooperstown: 5% · 51.6 miWashburn: 5% · 88.3 miKilldeer: 5% · 166.4 miDevils Lake: 5% · 37.2 miMinnie Township: 5% · 150.4 miSuperior Township: 5% · 6 miNew Rockford 48%Carrington 14%Neche 5%Minnewaukan 5%Cooperstown 5%Rosefield Township
Rosefield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
52%Under 10 mi11 residents
14%10–24 mi3 residents
10%25–50 mi2 residents
24%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 24% 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

The towns around Rosefield Township

The biggest share goes to Superior Township (5%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownRosefield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rosefield Township–————
Fairville Townshipunder 5%————
Birtsell Townshipunder 5%————
Superior Township5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Fairville Township, Birtsell Township and Superior Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Rosefield 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 Rosefield Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Rosefield Township?

54.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Rosefield Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Rosefield Township without a car?

28% 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 Rosefield Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Rosefield 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.