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Jobs & commute in St. Marys Township

Minot draws more than half of St. Marys Township’s working residents

No jobs are based in St. Marys Township in the Census job records; 24 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in St. Marys Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (54%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of St. Marys Township

On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night42
Workday18
42live here− 24head out to work+ 0come in to work= 18on a workday

About 18 people are in St. Marys Township on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where St. Marys Township goes to work

Loraine: 1 residents work here (4%)Stanley: 1 residents work here (4%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (8%)Minot: 13 residents work here (54%)Grand Forks: 2 residents work here (8%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (4%)Muskego TownshipWillis Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Harrison Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Kirkelie TownshipFoxholm TownshipEureka Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Waterford TownshipSt. Marys TownshipMayland TownshipManitou Township: 1 residents work here (4%)FoxholmMinotBismarckGrand ForksLoraineStanleyFargoSt. Marys Township
1
Minot16.3 mi away
54%13
2
Bismarck115.8 mi away
8%2
3
Grand Forks206.7 mi away
8%2
4
Loraine31.5 mi away
4%1
5
Stanley41.4 mi away
4%1
6
Fargo242.8 mi away
4%1
7
Willis Township28.4 mi away
4%1
8
Harrison Township13.6 mi away
4%1
9
Eureka Township9.9 mi away
4%1
10
Manitou Township51.4 mi away
4%1
The top trips

Where St. Marys Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in St. Marys Township

Working from home
0%

of St. Marys Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How St. Marys Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 2 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

Short hops and long hauls from St. Marys Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 54% · 16.3 miBismarck: 8% · 115.8 miGrand Forks: 8% · 206.7 miLoraine: 4% · 31.5 miStanley: 4% · 41.4 miFargo: 4% · 242.8 miWillis Township: 4% · 28.4 miHarrison Township: 4% · 13.6 miEureka Township: 4% · 9.9 miManitou Township: 4% · 51.4 miMinot 54%Bismarck 8%Grand Forks 8%Loraine 4%Stanley 4%St. Marys Township
St. Marys TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi1 residents
58%10–24 mi14 residents
13%25–50 mi3 residents
25%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

St. Marys Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownSt. Marys Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
St. Marys Township–————
Mayland Townshipunder 5%————
Foxholm Townshipunder 5%————
Foxholmunder 5%————
Waterford Townshipunder 5%B−B+11 min$69,485
Muskego Townshipunder 5%————
Kirkelie Townshipunder 5%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Mayland Township, Foxholm Township, Foxholm, Muskego Township and Kirkelie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of St. Marys Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in St. Marys Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in St. Marys Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in St. Marys Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around St. Marys 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 St. Marys Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of St. Marys Township

St. Marys Township home →

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.