Most of Spring Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 4 jobs in Spring Creek Township, and 30 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Spring Creek Township itself; outside it, Valley City draws the most (30%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Spring Creek Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Spring Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The towns that employ Spring Creek Township’s residents
Where Spring Creek Township clocks in
30% of workers
20% 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.
In Spring Creek Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Spring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Spring Creek Township
of Spring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 6% 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 Spring Creek Township
About 30% 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.
Spring Creek Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $125,179 |
| Skandia Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Oakhill Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosebud Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Litchville | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Skandia Township, Oakhill Township, Rosebud Township and Litchville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring 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 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 Spring Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Creek Township?
$125,179 (±$31,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Creek Township?
10.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Spring Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (30%, 17 mi), Jamestown (20%, 32 mi), Wimbledon (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring 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 Spring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Creek 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.