Valley Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 9 jobs are based in Valley Township, against 19 working residents. Hardly any stay in Valley Township for work; outside it, Steele is the main destination (21%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Valley Township
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31 people are in Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer 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.
Out of Valley Township to work: where people go
Where Valley Township clocks in
21% 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.
Goods jobs make up 78% of work in Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Valley Township
of Valley Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Valley Township
About 37% 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 Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tanner Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Peace Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Tappen Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tanner Township, Peace Township and Tappen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Valley Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (21%, 15 mi), Bismarck (21%, 53 mi), Sibley Township (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley 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.