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Jobs & commute in Gasman Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Gasman Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Gasman Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (35%, 17 miles). 4 jobs are based in Gasman Township, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.

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

Day and night

Gasman Township by day and by night

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night98
Workday65
98live here− 37head out to work+ 4come in to work= 65on a workday

About 65 people are in Gasman Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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

The places Gasman Township commutes to

SteeleVelva: 1 residents work here (3%)Berthold: 1 residents work here (3%)Drake: 1 residents work here (3%)Carrington: 1 residents work here (3%)Tioga: 1 residents work here (3%)Parshall: 2 residents work here (5%)Dickinson: 2 residents work here (5%)Williston: 2 residents work here (5%)Minot: 13 residents work here (35%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (5%)Newman TownshipBurlington TownshipFreedom TownshipNedrose TownshipGasman TownshipHilton TownshipMinotParshallDickinsonWillistonFargoVelvaGasman Township
1
Minot17.3 mi away
35%13
2
Parshall39 mi away
5%2
3
Dickinson103.2 mi away
5%2
4
Williston109.7 mi away
5%2
5
Fargo222.5 mi away
5%2
6
Velva17.3 mi away
3%1
7
Berthold31.3 mi away
3%1
8
Drake42.7 mi away
3%1
9
Carrington107 mi away
3%1
10
Tioga81.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%11
The top trips

Where Gasman 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

Goods jobs make up 50% of work in Gasman Township

Jobs based in Gasman TownshipJobs Gasman Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%27%
Trade, transport & utilities50%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%5%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%19%
Over $3,333 a month0%76%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 540%62%
55 and older100%22%
−80%

Jobs based in Gasman Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 4. 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 Gasman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Gasman Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
254 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Gasman Township33 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 13 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

Half of Gasman Township commutes less than 36 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 35% · 17.3 miParshall: 5% · 39 miDickinson: 5% · 103.2 miWilliston: 5% · 109.7 miFargo: 5% · 222.5 miVelva: 3% · 17.3 miBerthold: 3% · 31.3 miDrake: 3% · 42.7 miCarrington: 3% · 107 miTioga: 3% · 81.1 miMinot 35%Parshall 5%Dickinson 5%Williston 5%Fargo 5%Gasman Township
Gasman TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
46%10–24 mi17 residents
11%25–50 mi4 residents
43%Over 50 mi16 residents

About 43% 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

Work in the towns next to Gasman Township

Newman Township: few work hereHilton Township: few work hereFreedom Township: few work hereNewman TownshipHilton TownshipFreedom TownshipGasman Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Freedom Township15 min
Newman Township28 min
Gasman Township33 min
Hilton Township41 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGasman Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Gasman Township–——33 min—
Newman Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Hilton Townshipunder 3%——41 min—
Freedom Townshipunder 3%——15 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Gasman 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 Gasman Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Gasman Township?

8.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Gasman Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Gasman Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (35%, 17 mi), Parshall (5%, 39 mi), Dickinson (5%, 103 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Gasman Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gasman Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gasman Township

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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.