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Jobs & commute in Stewart Township

How Stewart Township works: jobs, income and commuting

Hardly any work in Stewart Township itself; outside it, Steele draws the most (29%, 30 miles). The Census job records count 7 working residents of Stewart Township and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

In and out of Stewart Township on a workday

On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night18
Workday11
18live here− 7head out to work+ 0come in to work= 11on a workday

About 11 people are in Stewart Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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

The towns that employ Stewart Township’s residents

Steele: 2 residents work here (29%)Tappen: 1 residents work here (14%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (14%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (14%)Silver Lake TownshipLynn TownshipMerkel TownshipNorthwest TownshipWoodlawn Township: 1 residents work here (14%)Stewart TownshipAtwood TownshipSteeleTappenWest FargoBismarckWoodlawn TownshipStewart Township
1
Steele29.5 mi away
29%2
2
Tappen31.4 mi away
14%1
3
West Fargo144.4 mi away
14%1
4
Bismarck51.8 mi away
14%1
5
Woodlawn Township30.5 mi away
14%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%1
The top trips

Where Stewart 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.

How far

How far Stewart Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSteele: 29% · 29.5 miTappen: 14% · 31.4 miWest Fargo: 14% · 144.4 miBismarck: 14% · 51.8 miWoodlawn Township: 14% · 30.5 miSteele 29%Tappen 14%West Fargo 14%Bismarck 14%Woodlawn Township 14%Stewart Township
Stewart TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
57%25–50 mi4 residents
43%Over 50 mi3 residents

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.

Next door

How Stewart Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownStewart Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Stewart Township–————
Northwest Townshipunder 15%————
Atwood Townshipunder 15%————
Merkel Townshipunder 15%————
Lynn Townshipunder 15%————
Silver Lake Townshipunder 15%————

Same-state neighbors only. Northwest Township, Atwood Township, Merkel Township, Lynn Township and Silver Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Stewart 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 Stewart Township: questions

Where do people who live in Stewart Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (29%, 30 mi), Tappen (14%, 31 mi), West Fargo (14%, 144 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Stewart Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Stewart Township

Stewart 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.