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Jobs & commute in Manns Township

About half of Manns Township’s working residents commute to Jamestown

The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). 19% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Hardly any stay in Manns Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (47%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Manns Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night81
Workday57
81live here− 30head out to work+ 6come in to work= 57on a workday

About 57 people are in Manns Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Manns Township’s residents

Edgeley: 1 residents work here (3%)Medina: 1 residents work here (3%)Napoleon: 1 residents work here (3%)Mapleton: 1 residents work here (3%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (3%)Jamestown: 14 residents work here (47%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (3%)FargoManns TownshipStreeter Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Newbury Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Homer TownshipCorwin TownshipYpsilanti TownshipMontpelier TownshipGreenland TownshipDean TownshipRobinson TownshipAdrian TownshipJamestownEdgeleyMedinaNapoleonMapletonValley CityManns Township
1
Jamestown18.1 mi away
47%14
2
Edgeley23.9 mi away
3%1
3
Medina40.4 mi away
3%1
4
Napoleon61.1 mi away
3%1
5
Mapleton70.3 mi away
3%1
6
Valley City29.2 mi away
3%1
7
Bismarck107.5 mi away
3%1
8
Grand Forks108.6 mi away
3%1
9
Streeter Township42.2 mi away
3%1
10
Newbury Township43.8 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%7
The top trips

Where Manns 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

Manns Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

6 jobs are based in Manns Township.

Jobs based in Manns TownshipJobs Manns Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%30%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month67%53%

Who does it

29 or younger50%27%
30 to 5433%43%
55 and older17%30%
−25%

Jobs based in Manns Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 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 Manns Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Manns Township, about 22 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
165 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Manns Township22 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
19%

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

About 2 in 10
How Manns Township gets to work
58%Drive alone
15%Carpool
27%Walk

Share of the 26 commuters (the 19% 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

The distance from Manns Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJamestown: 47% · 18.1 miEdgeley: 3% · 23.9 miMedina: 3% · 40.4 miNapoleon: 3% · 61.1 miMapleton: 3% · 70.3 miValley City: 3% · 29.2 miBismarck: 3% · 107.5 miGrand Forks: 3% · 108.6 miStreeter Township: 3% · 42.2 miNewbury Township: 3% · 43.8 miJamestown 47%Edgeley 3%Medina 3%Napoleon 3%Mapleton 3%Manns Township
Manns TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
57%10–24 mi17 residents
23%25–50 mi7 residents
20%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 20% 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 Manns Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownManns Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Manns Township–——22 min$121,875
Ypsilanti Townshipunder 4%————
Greenland Townshipunder 4%————
Montpelier Townshipunder 4%——25 min—
Adrian Townshipunder 4%——30 min—
Corwin Townshipunder 4%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ypsilanti Township, Greenland Township, Montpelier Township, Adrian Township and Corwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Manns 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 Manns Township: questions

What is the median household income in Manns Township?

$121,875 (±$85,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Manns Township?

3.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Manns Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Manns Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Manns Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Manns Township

Manns 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.