For about two in three of its working residents, Rye Township is a commute to Grand Forks
2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Working residents average 37 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Rye Township report 184 jobs for 196 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rye Township on a workday
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 184 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Rye Township to work: where people go
Where Rye Township clocks in
71% of workers
7% of workers
2% 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.
63% of the jobs in Rye Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rye Township, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 184. 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 Rye Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rye Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Rye Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 71% of Rye Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rye Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $135,096 |
| Grand Forks | 71% | B | A | 15 min | $63,627 |
| Brenna Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Falconer Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ferry Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Blooming Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brenna Township, Falconer Township, Ferry Township and Blooming Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grand Forks. Darker towns draw more of Rye 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 Rye Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rye Township?
$135,096 (±$42,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rye Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rye Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rye Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Rye Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rye Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rye 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.