Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Bowman draws about two in five of Bowman Township’s working residents
About one in seven stay in Bowman Township for work; outside it, Bowman is the main destination (40%, 3 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. There are 216 jobs in Bowman Township for 131 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Bowman Township by day
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Bowman Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Bowman Township’s workforce comes from
Where Bowman Township clocks in
40% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Bowman Township works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowman Township, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 216. 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 Bowman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bowman Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bowman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Bowman Township commutes
About 28% 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 Bowman Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $96,250 |
| Talbot Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Star Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Gem Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Talbot Township, Star Township and Gem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowman 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 Bowman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bowman Township?
$96,250 (±$30,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowman Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bowman Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bowman Township work?
14% work in town.
Can you get around Bowman 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 Bowman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowman 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.