There are 4.5 jobs in Manning for every working resident, and 94 people commute in
46% of workers work from home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Employers in Manning report 95 jobs, against 21 working residents. Only 5% work in Manning itself; outside it, Killdeer draws the most (19%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Manning by day
On a workday 20 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 120 people are in Manning on a workday afternoon, 172% more than live here.
4.5 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.
Commuting in to Manning: where workers come from
Where Manning clocks in
14% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Manning
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manning, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 95. 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 Manning’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Manning
of Manning workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 46% 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.
Manning’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Manning: questions
What is the median household income in Manning?
$190,893 (±$140,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manning?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Manning work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Killdeer (19%, 10 mi), Dickinson (14%, 23 mi), Halliday (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manning without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 37% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manning, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manning
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.