Sperry/Goodrich Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working from home is the commute for 50% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Sperry/Goodrich Township has 4 jobs for 14 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sperry/Goodrich Township for work; outside it, Harvey is the main destination (14%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sperry/Goodrich Township by day
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Sperry/Goodrich Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
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 people from Sperry/Goodrich Township work
Where Sperry/Goodrich 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.
The kinds of work in Sperry/Goodrich Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sperry/Goodrich Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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 Sperry/Goodrich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sperry/Goodrich Township
of Sperry/Goodrich Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 50% 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 Sperry/Goodrich Township
About 43% 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.
Around Sperry/Goodrich Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sperry/Goodrich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry/Goodrich Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mauch Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Denhoff Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Boone Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Bull Moose Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mauch Township, Denhoff Township, Boone Township and Bull Moose Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sperry/Goodrich 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 Sperry/Goodrich Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sperry/Goodrich Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sperry/Goodrich Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (14%, 24 mi), Mandan (14%, 57 mi), McClusky (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sperry/Goodrich 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 Sperry/Goodrich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sperry/Goodrich 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.