With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Ryan Township works elsewhere
29% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. There are 9 jobs in Ryan Township for 31 working residents. 10.6% of residents are in poverty, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ryan Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Ryan Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
32% of working residents work in LaMoure
Where Ryan Township clocks in
32% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Ryan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ryan Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 9. 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 Ryan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ryan Township
of Ryan Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 29% 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 commute from Ryan Township, by distance
About 42% 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 is work for 32% of Ryan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ryan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| LaMoure | 32% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ovid Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Pearl Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Wright Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dean Township, LaMoure, Ovid Township, Pearl Lake Township and Wright Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to LaMoure. Darker towns draw more of Ryan 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 Ryan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ryan Township?
10.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ryan Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are LaMoure (32%, 5 mi), West Fargo (13%, 72 mi), Oakes (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ryan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ryan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ryan 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.