Work and commuting in Sikes Township
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Sikes Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (27%, 11 miles). 27 jobs are based in Sikes Township for 41 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sikes Township by day
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Sikes Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
Out of Sikes Township to work: where people go
Where Sikes Township clocks in
27% of workers
5% 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.
Sikes Township works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sikes Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 27. 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 Sikes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sikes Township
of Sikes Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sikes Township
About 39% 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 Sikes Township
The biggest share goes to Crane Creek Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sikes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikes Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Crane Creek Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Purcell Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Brookbank Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayzetta Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crane Creek Township, Purcell Township, Brookbank Township, Austin Township and Wayzetta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sikes 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 Sikes Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sikes Township?
66.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sikes Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (27%, 11 mi), Minot (7%, 51 mi), Williston (5%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sikes 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 Sikes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sikes 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.