Rugby draws about half of Torgerson Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. 13 jobs are based in Torgerson Township, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. 25.0% of residents live below the poverty line (North Dakota 10.8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Torgerson Township by day and by night
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Torgerson Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.45 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 Torgerson Township goes to work
Where Torgerson Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% 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.
69% of the jobs in Torgerson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Torgerson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Torgerson Township
of Torgerson Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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 Torgerson Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Torgerson Township’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Torgerson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torgerson Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rugby | 45% | C | A− | 11 min | $50,365 |
| Meyer Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Meyer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rugby. Darker towns draw more of Torgerson 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 Torgerson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Torgerson Township?
25.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Torgerson Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Torgerson 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 Torgerson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Torgerson 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.