With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Newman Township works elsewhere
Newman Township has 13 jobs, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Newman Township for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (32%, 18 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, 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
A workday in Newman Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Newman Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
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 out of Newman Township: the destinations
Where Newman Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newman Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 13. 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 Newman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Newman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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 many miles Newman Township commutes
About 44% 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 Newman Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $99,375 |
| Brillian Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Gasman Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Iota Flat Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brillian Township, Gasman Township and Iota Flat Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newman 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 Newman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newman Township?
$99,375 (±$49,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newman Township?
1.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newman Township?
28 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 Newman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (32%, 18 mi), Bismarck (12%, 83 mi), Berthold (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newman 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.