For about two in five of its working residents, Stony Creek Township is a commute to Williston
0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Only 2% work in Stony Creek Township itself; outside it, Williston draws the most (41%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Stony Creek Township, in brief
Nearly all jobs in Stony Creek Township pay over $40,000 a year
86% of the jobs based in Stony Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Stony Creek Township’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the North Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 370 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
86% of the jobs in Stony Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
349 jobs are based in Stony Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stony Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 196 → 349. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stony Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Stony Creek Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stony Creek Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 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 a workday changes Stony Creek Township
On a workday 361 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 340 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Stony Creek Township ends
Where Stony Creek Township clocks in
41% of workers
6% 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 commute from Stony Creek Township, by distance
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 47% of Stony Creek Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stony Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $100,192 |
| Tri Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Williston | 41% | B− | B+ | 18 min | $79,381 |
| Twelve Mile Township | under 2% | — | — | 63 min | — |
| Pherrin Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Williston Township | 6% | A | B | 18 min | $250,000+ |
| Springbrook Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tri Township, Twelve Mile Township, Pherrin Township and Springbrook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williston. Darker towns draw more of Stony 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 2024, 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 Stony Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stony Creek Township?
$100,192 (±$34,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stony Creek Township?
3.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stony Creek Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stony Creek Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Stony 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 Stony Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stony Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.