Short Creek Township draws 29 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Short Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Powers Lake (14%, 26 miles). There are 29 jobs in Short Creek Township, and 14 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Short Creek Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 14 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 51 people are in Short Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Short Creek Township live
Where Short Creek Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
90% of the jobs in Short Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Short Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 68 → 29. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Short Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Short Creek Township
of Short Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Short Creek Township
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Short Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Short Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Portal Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Forthun Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Fay Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Portal Township, Forthun Township and Fay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Short Creek 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 2024, 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 Short Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Short Creek Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Short Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Powers Lake (14%, 26 mi), Tioga (14%, 39 mi), Turtle Lake (7%, 130 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Short Creek 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 Short Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Short Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.