There are 3.6 jobs in Sioux Township for every working resident, and 188 people commute in
Only 2% work in Sioux Township itself; outside it, Williston draws the most (17%, 22 miles). There are 189 jobs in Sioux Township, against 52 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sioux Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 51 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 300 people are in Sioux Township on a workday afternoon, 84% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Sioux Township
Where Sioux Township clocks in
17% 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.
87% of the jobs in Sioux Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sioux Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 189. 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 Sioux Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sioux Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sioux Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 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.
How far it is to work from Sioux Township
About 33% 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.
Sioux Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Tri Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sioux Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $58,818 |
| Buford Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Yellowstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Charbon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Tri Township | 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buford Township, Yellowstone Township, Charbon Township and Tri Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sioux 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 Sioux Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sioux Township?
$58,818 (±$1,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sioux Township?
6.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sioux Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sioux Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (17%, 22 mi), Watford City (10%, 29 mi), Alex Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sioux Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sioux Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sioux 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.