Jobs and the daily commute in Snow Township
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Snow Township; the top destination outside it is Garrison (39%, 8 miles). 41 jobs are based in Snow Township, and 31 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Snow Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 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 (1.32 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.
Where the trip to work from Snow Township ends
Where Snow Township clocks in
39% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Snow Township: what the 41 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Snow Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 41. 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 Snow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Snow Township
of Snow Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 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.
Half of Snow Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 19% 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.
Snow Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Snow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Malcolm Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Malcolm Township and Victoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Snow 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 Snow Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Snow Township?
37.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Snow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (39%, 8 mi), Minot (16%, 42 mi), Fargo (6%, 214 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Snow 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 Snow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Snow 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.