Tri Township has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 165 people commute in to work
About one in ten stay in Tri Township for work; outside it, Williston is the main destination (20%, 12 miles). There are 170 jobs in Tri Township; 60 of its residents have a job. For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Tri Township by day
On a workday 55 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 330 people are in Tri Township on a workday afternoon, 49% more than live here.
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 Tri Township’s workers come from
Where Tri Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% 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.
Tri Township makes things: 62% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tri Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 170. 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 Tri Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Tri Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tri Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 2% 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.
Tri Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
How Tri Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Williston Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tri Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $99,934 |
| Stony Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Williston Township | 3% | A | B | 18 min | $250,000+ |
| Charbon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Buford Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Sioux Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stony Creek Township, Trenton Township, Charbon Township, Buford Township and Sioux Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tri 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 Tri Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tri Township?
$99,934 (±$50,776) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tri Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tri Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tri Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (20%, 12 mi), Alexander (8%, 12 mi), Watford City (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tri 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 Tri Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tri 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.