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Jobs & commute in Trygg Township

About half of Trygg Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck

Trygg Township has 13 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 40% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any work in Trygg Township; the top destination outside it is Bismarck (46%, 22 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Trygg Township by day and by night

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night28
Workday15
28live here− 13head out to work+ 0come in to work= 15on a workday

About 15 people are in Trygg Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Trygg Township’s residents

Rugby: 1 residents work here (8%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (8%)Bismarck: 6 residents work here (46%)Minot: 1 residents work here (8%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Rock Hill TownshipTrygg TownshipCromwell Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Sibley Butte TownshipBismarckRugbyValley CityMinotGrand ForksCromwell TownshipTrygg Township
1
Bismarck21.6 mi away
46%6
2
Rugby94.8 mi away
8%1
3
Valley City114.7 mi away
8%1
4
Minot92.4 mi away
8%1
5
Grand Forks167.9 mi away
8%1
68%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%2
The top trips

Where Trygg Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Trygg Township

Working from home
40%

of Trygg Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Trygg Township gets to work
50%Drive alone
50%Carpool

Share of the 6 commuters (the 40% 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

How far it is to work from Trygg Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBismarck: 46% · 21.6 miRugby: 8% · 94.8 miValley City: 8% · 114.7 miMinot: 8% · 92.4 miGrand Forks: 8% · 167.9 miCromwell Township: 8% · 6 miBismarck 46%Rugby 8%Valley City 8%Minot 8%Grand Forks 8%Trygg Township
Trygg TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi1 residents
38%10–24 mi5 residents
15%25–50 mi2 residents
38%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 38% 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

Around Trygg Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownTrygg Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Trygg Township–———$121,250
Sibley Butte Townshipunder 8%————
Cromwell Township8%————
Rock Hill Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Sibley Butte Township, Cromwell Township and Rock Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Cromwell Township. Darker towns draw more of Trygg Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Trygg Township: questions

What is the median household income in Trygg Township?

$121,250 (±$74,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Trygg Township?

7.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Trygg Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Trygg 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 Trygg Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Trygg Township

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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.