Jobs, income and commuting in Sheets Township, ND
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sheets Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Sheets Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
14% of working residents work in New England
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Sheets Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Working from home in Sheets Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Sheets Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Half of Sheets Township commutes less than 46 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 29% 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.
Sheets Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Sheets Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheets Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheets Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cash Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Mineral Springs Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Star Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Grainbelt Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cash Township, Mineral Springs Township, Star Township and Grainbelt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Sheets Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sheets Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sheets Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New England (14%, 28 mi), Bowman (14%, 10 mi), Dickinson (14%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sheets Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheets 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.