Fairview Lift Bridge · Photo: Ksteblet · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Yellowstone Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. 34 jobs are based in Yellowstone Township, against 116 working residents. Only 3% stay in Yellowstone Township for work; outside it, Williston is the main destination (20%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Yellowstone Township
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Yellowstone Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 places Yellowstone Township commutes to
Where Yellowstone Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Yellowstone Township: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yellowstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 34. 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 Yellowstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Yellowstone Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yellowstone Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Yellowstone Township works
About 31% 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 Yellowstone Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yellowstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sioux Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Buford Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sioux Township and Buford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sioux Township. Darker towns draw more of Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Yellowstone Township?
11.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yellowstone Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yellowstone Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (20%, 26 mi), Alexander (10%, 17 mi), Sidney (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Yellowstone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yellowstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yellowstone 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.