Work means Bismarck for more than half of Thelma Township’s working residents
The poverty rate is 25.0% (North Dakota 10.8%). Hardly any work in Thelma Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (60%, 31 miles). Thelma Township has 10 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Thelma Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Thelma Township on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
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.
Commuting out of Thelma Township: the destinations
Where Thelma Township clocks in
60% of workers
20% of workers
10% 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.
Half of Thelma Township commutes less than 31 miles
About 40% 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 to Thelma Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thelma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Taft Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Crown Hill Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Wild Rose Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Driscoll Township | under 10% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taft Township, Crown Hill Township, Wild Rose Township and Driscoll Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thelma 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 Thelma Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Thelma Township?
25.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Thelma Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thelma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thelma 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.