Tamarac Township has 4.9 jobs for every working resident: 129 people commute in to work
25% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. 133 jobs are based in Tamarac Township, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Tamarac Township; the top destination outside it is Warren (26%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Tamarac Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 180 people are in Tamarac Township on a workday afternoon, 143% more 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.
Where the people who work in Tamarac Township live
Where Tamarac Township clocks in
7% 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.
Making and building: 97% of jobs based in Tamarac Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tamarac Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 133. 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 Tamarac Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes to work from Tamarac Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tamarac Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 25% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Tamarac Township
About 15% 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.
Tamarac Township and its neighbors: 19% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tamarac Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarac Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $133,958 |
| Stephen | 19% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sinnott Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Wanger Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Parker Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Middle River Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Donnelly Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stephen, Sinnott Township, Wanger Township, Parker Township, Middle River Township and Donnelly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stephen. Darker towns draw more of Tamarac 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 Tamarac Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tamarac Township?
$133,958 (±$11,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tamarac Township?
10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tamarac Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tamarac Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (26%, 16 mi), Stephen (19%, 3 mi), Grand Forks (7%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tamarac 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 Tamarac Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tamarac 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.