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Jobs & commute in Twin Lake Township

Jobs and earnings in Twin Lake Township, and the trip to work

The Census job records count 13 working residents of Twin Lake Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Twin Lake Township for work; outside it, Bismarck is the main destination (15%, 110 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Twin Lake Township

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 night26
Workday13
26live here− 13head out to work+ 0come in to work= 13on a workday

About 13 people are in Twin Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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

Where people from Twin Lake Township work

Detroit Lakes: 1 residents work here (8%)McClusky: 1 residents work here (8%)Forest River: 1 residents work here (8%)Mandan: 1 residents work here (8%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (15%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (8%)Aberdeen: 1 residents work here (8%)Twin Lake TownshipYork Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Beaver TownshipKnox TownshipIowa TownshipRiggin Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Broe TownshipBismarckDetroit LakesMcCluskyForest RiverMandanGrand ForksTwin Lake Township
1
Bismarck110.5 mi away
15%2
28%1
3
McClusky62.8 mi away
8%1
4
Forest River101.5 mi away
8%1
5
Mandan112.2 mi away
8%1
6
Grand Forks121.4 mi away
8%1
7
Fargo162.9 mi away
8%1
8
Aberdeen, SD199.6 mi away
8%1
9
York Township9.1 mi away
8%1
10
Riggin Township20.9 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%2
The top trips

Where Twin Lake 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.

How far

How far Twin Lake Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBismarck: 15% · 110.5 miDetroit Lakes: 8% · 204 miMcClusky: 8% · 62.8 miForest River: 8% · 101.5 miMandan: 8% · 112.2 miGrand Forks: 8% · 121.4 miFargo: 8% · 162.9 miAberdeen: 8% · 199.6 miYork Township: 8% · 9.1 miRiggin Township: 8% · 20.9 miBismarck 15%Detroit Lakes 8%McClusky 8%Forest River 8%Mandan 8%Twin Lake Township
Twin Lake TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi1 residents
15%10–24 mi2 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
77%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 77% 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

Work in the towns next to Twin Lake Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownTwin Lake Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Twin Lake Township–————
Iowa Townshipunder 8%————
Broe Townshipunder 8%————
Knox Townshipunder 8%————
Beaver Townshipunder 8%————

Same-state neighbors only. Iowa Township, Broe Township, Knox Township and Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Twin Lake 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 Twin Lake Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Twin Lake Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Twin Lake Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (15%, 110 mi), Detroit Lakes (8%, 204 mi), McClusky (8%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Twin Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Twin Lake Township

Twin Lake Township home →

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.