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Jobs & commute in Tabor Township

A job hub: Tabor Township has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 101 people come in to work

At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Tabor Township report 101 jobs, against 56 working residents. Hardly any work in Tabor Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (39%, 16 miles).

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

Day and night

Who leaves Tabor Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 56 residents head out to work and none work right here.

56live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
101work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday160
120live here− 56head out to work+ 100come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Tabor Township on a workday afternoon, 39% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.80jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Commuting in to Tabor Township: where workers come from

Alvarado: 3 workers live here (3%)Middle River: 2 workers live here (2%)Stephen: 3 workers live here (3%)Warren: 19 workers live here (19%)ArgyleCrookston: 3 workers live here (3%)Thief River Falls: 4 workers live here (4%)East Grand Forks: 10 workers live here (10%)Grand Forks: 14 workers live here (14%)FargoTabor TownshipAngus TownshipMcCrea Township: 5 workers live here (5%)Farley TownshipNorthland Township: 2 workers live here (2%)Huntsville TownshipHigdem TownshipGrand Forks TownshipWarrenGrand ForksEast Grand ForksMcCrea TownshipThief River FallsAlvaradoTabor Township
1
Warren9.3 mi away
19%19
2
Grand Forks, ND15.7 mi away
14%14
3
East Grand Forks12.8 mi away
10%10
4
McCrea Township12.8 mi away
5%5
5
Thief River Falls30.1 mi away
4%4
6
Alvarado11.9 mi away
3%3
7
Stephen26.9 mi away
3%3
8
Crookston22.4 mi away
3%3
9
Middle River39.8 mi away
2%2
102%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%36
The top trips

Where Tabor 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.

The jobs

In Tabor Township, 96% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Tabor TownshipJobs Tabor Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms96%21%
Trade, transport & utilities4%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less4%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month6%23%
Over $3,333 a month90%61%

Who does it

29 or younger19%14%
30 to 5449%52%
55 and older33%34%
+1920%

Jobs based in Tabor Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 101. 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 Tabor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Tabor Township: about 19 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
143 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Tabor Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

of Tabor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Tabor Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
3%Carpool
13%Walk

Share of the 31 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% 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

Tabor Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Forks: 39% · 15.7 miEast Grand Forks: 16% · 12.8 miCrookston: 5% · 22.4 miThief River Falls: 4% · 30.1 miFargo: 4% · 82.9 miHuntsville Township: 4% · 13.1 miHigdem Township: 4% · 12.8 miGrand Forks Township: 4% · 17.8 miStephen: 2% · 26.9 miArgyle: 2% · 18.8 miGrand Forks 39%East Grand Forks 16%Crookston 5%Thief River Falls 4%Fargo 4%Tabor Township
Tabor TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi3 residents
75%10–24 mi42 residents
9%25–50 mi5 residents
11%Over 50 mi6 residents

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 Tabor Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Tabor Township19 min
Farley Township20 min
Northland Township24 min
Angus Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownTabor Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tabor Township–——19 min—
Farley Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Angus Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Northland Townshipunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Farley Township, Angus Township and Northland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Tabor 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 Tabor Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Tabor Township?

11.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Tabor Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Tabor Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (39%, 16 mi), East Grand Forks (16%, 13 mi), Crookston (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Tabor Township

Tabor 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.