More than half of Rush Lake Township’s working residents commute to Rugby
Hardly any work in Rush Lake Township itself; outside it, Rugby draws the most (58%, 14 miles). Rush Lake Township has 2 jobs, and 12 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Rush Lake Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Rush Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 towns that employ Rush Lake Township’s residents
Where Rush Lake Township clocks in
58% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Rush Lake Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rush Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rush Lake Township
of Rush Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Rush Lake Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rush Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Knox Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rush Lake 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 Rush Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rush Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rush Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rush Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush Lake 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.