Work, pay and getting to work in St. Mary Township
100% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Only 1% work in St. Mary Township itself; outside it, Garrison draws the most (15%, 4 miles). 48 jobs are based in St. Mary Township for 71 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of St. Mary Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in St. Mary Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Where the trip to work from St. Mary Township ends
Where St. Mary Township clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
65% of the jobs in St. Mary Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Mary Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 48. 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 St. Mary Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Mary Township
of St. Mary Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from St. Mary 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.
The towns around St. Mary Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Mary Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| McGinnis Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McGinnis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Mary 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 St. Mary Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Mary Township?
58.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Mary Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (15%, 4 mi), Turtle Lake (13%, 29 mi), Bismarck (8%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Mary Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Mary 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.