Most of Wise Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Wise Township, and 32 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Wise Township itself; outside it, Garrison draws the most (22%, 32 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wise Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Wise Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The towns that employ Wise Township’s residents
Where Wise Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
100% of the jobs in Wise Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wise Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Wise Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wise Township
of Wise Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wise Township
About 41% 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.
Wise Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wise Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Williams Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Prophets Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Medicine Hill Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Mercer Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Williams Township, Prophets Township, Medicine Hill Township and Mercer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wise 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 Wise Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wise Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wise Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrison (22%, 32 mi), Wilton (9%, 27 mi), Bismarck (9%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wise 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 Wise Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wise 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.