For more than four in five of its working residents, Round Top Township is a commute to Jamestown
No jobs are based in Round Top Township in the Census job records; 5 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Round Top Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (80%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Round Top Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4 people are in Round Top Township on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.
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.
Where the trip to work from Round Top Township ends
Where Round Top Township clocks in
80% of workers
20% 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.
Working from home in Round Top Township
of Round Top Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 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 Round Top Township to work
About 20% 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.
Around Round Top Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Top Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Plainview Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Lake Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Paris Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Pipestem Valley Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainview Township, Deer Lake Township, Paris Township and Pipestem Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round Top 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 Round Top Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Round Top Township?
100.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Round Top Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Round Top 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 Round Top Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round Top 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.