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Jobs & commute in Forman Township

Forman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

There are 6 jobs in Forman Township; 12 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Forman Township; the top destination outside it is Gwinner (33%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota.

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

Day and night

Forman Township by day and by night

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night51
Workday45
51live here− 12head out to work+ 6come in to work= 45on a workday

About 45 people are in Forman Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.50jobs 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

Where people from Forman Township work

Forman: 1 residents work here (8%)MilnorOakes: 1 residents work here (8%)Gwinner: 4 residents work here (33%)LisbonValley City: 1 residents work here (8%)West Fargo: 3 residents work here (25%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Taylor TownshipRutland TownshipEckelson TownshipWhitestone Hill Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Bowen TownshipForman TownshipSargent TownshipGwinnerWest FargoFormanOakesValley CityGrand ForksForman Township
1
Gwinner11.6 mi away
33%4
2
West Fargo66.5 mi away
25%3
3
Forman3.9 mi away
8%1
4
Oakes19.4 mi away
8%1
5
Valley City61 mi away
8%1
6
Grand Forks131.3 mi away
8%1
78%1
The top trips

Where Forman 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

100% of the jobs in Forman Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Forman TownshipJobs Forman Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms17%33%
Trade, transport & utilities83%0%
Services: health, schools, offices0%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%8%
Over $3,333 a month100%92%

Who does it

29 or younger33%17%
30 to 5433%75%
55 and older33%8%
−33%

Jobs based in Forman Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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 Forman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Forman Township

Working from home
0%

of Forman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Forman Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 8 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Forman Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 33% · 11.6 miWest Fargo: 25% · 66.5 miForman: 8% · 3.9 miOakes: 8% · 19.4 miValley City: 8% · 61 miGrand Forks: 8% · 131.3 miWhitestone Hill Township: 8% · 12.1 miGwinner 33%West Fargo 25%Forman 8%Oakes 8%Valley City 8%Forman Township
Forman TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi6 residents
8%10–24 mi1 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
42%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 42% 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.

Next door

Next door to Forman Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownForman Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Forman Township–————
Bowen Townshipunder 9%————
Sargent Townshipunder 9%————
Taylor Townshipunder 9%————
Rutland Townshipunder 9%————

Same-state neighbors only. Bowen Township, Sargent Township, Taylor Township and Rutland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Forman 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 Forman Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Forman Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Forman Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (33%, 12 mi), West Fargo (25%, 66 mi), Forman (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Forman Township

Forman 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.