Bismarck draws more than half of Telfer Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Telfer Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (58%, 16 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. There are 5 jobs in Telfer Township, against 64 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Telfer Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Telfer Township on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.
0.08 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 Telfer Township goes to work
Where Telfer Township clocks in
58% of workers
5% 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 Telfer Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Telfer Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 5. 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 Telfer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Telfer Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Telfer Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Telfer Township
About 17% 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.
Telfer Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Telfer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telfer Township | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Boyd Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Missouri Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Morton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boyd Township, Missouri Township and Morton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Telfer 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 Telfer Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Telfer Township?
3.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Telfer Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Telfer Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Telfer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Telfer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Telfer 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.