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Jobs & commute in Shuman Township

Shuman Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. 6 jobs are based in Shuman Township, and 30 of its residents work somewhere. 9.4% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 10.8% for North Dakota as a whole.

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

6 jobs based here
Household income
$67K
median · North Dakota $77K
Poverty
9.4%
North Dakota 10.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
North Dakota 2.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 30 working residents
Work from home
0%
North Dakota 8% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Shuman Township quiets down on a workday

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 night55
Workday31
55live here− 30head out to work+ 6come in to work= 31on a workday

About 31 people are in Shuman Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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

33% of working residents work in Gwinner

Moorhead: 1 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 1 residents work here (3%)Oberon: 1 residents work here (3%)Rutland: 1 residents work here (3%)Forman: 3 residents work here (10%)Milnor: 2 residents work here (7%)LaMoureGwinner: 10 residents work here (33%)Lisbon: 1 residents work here (3%)West FargoFargo: 3 residents work here (10%)Shuman TownshipLitchville TownshipMilnor Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Ransom TownshipDunbar TownshipHerman TownshipGwinnerFormanFargoMilnorMilnor TownshipMoorheadShuman Township
1
Gwinner11.6 mi away
33%10
2
Forman10.2 mi away
10%3
3
Fargo56.8 mi away
10%3
4
Milnor7.2 mi away
7%2
5
Milnor Township5.6 mi away
7%2
6
Moorhead, MN58.9 mi away
3%1
7
Minneapolis, MN217.9 mi away
3%1
8
Oberon147.7 mi away
3%1
9
Rutland7.9 mi away
3%1
10
Lisbon22.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%5
The top trips

Where Shuman Township clocks in

33%Gwinner
33% of workers
11.6 mi awayGwinner10 Shuman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
10.2 mi awayForman3 Shuman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
56.8 mi awayFargo3 Shuman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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 33% of work in Shuman Township

Jobs based in Shuman TownshipJobs Shuman Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms33%40%
Trade, transport & utilities67%10%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%67%

Who does it

29 or younger17%20%
30 to 5483%53%
55 and older0%27%
+50%

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

Time on the road

Working from home in Shuman Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Shuman Township gets to work
20%Drive alone
80%Carpool

Share of the 10 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 Shuman Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 33% · 11.6 miForman: 10% · 10.2 miFargo: 10% · 56.8 miMilnor: 7% · 7.2 miMilnor Township: 7% · 5.6 miMoorhead: 3% · 58.9 miMinneapolis: 3% · 217.9 miOberon: 3% · 147.7 miRutland: 3% · 7.9 miLisbon: 3% · 22.7 miGwinner 33%Forman 10%Fargo 10%Milnor 7%Milnor Township 7%Shuman Township
Shuman TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi8 residents
40%10–24 mi12 residents
3%25–50 mi1 residents
30%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 30% 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 Shuman Township

The biggest share goes to Milnor Township (7%).

Milnor Township: 7% of workers work hereRansom Township: few work hereDunbar Township: few work hereHerman Township: few work hereMilnor TownshipRansom TownshipDunbar TownshipHerman TownshipShuman Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Dunbar Township14 min
Ransom Township15 min
Milnor Township17 min
Milnor Township7% of Shuman Township works hereRansom Townshipunder 4% of Shuman TownshipDunbar Townshipunder 4% of Shuman TownshipHerman Townshipunder 4% of Shuman Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownShuman Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Shuman Township–———$66,875
Milnor Township7%——17 min—
Ransom Townshipunder 4%——15 min—
Dunbar Townshipunder 4%——14 min—
Herman Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Milnor Township, Ransom Township, Dunbar Township and Herman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Shuman 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 Shuman Township: questions

What is the median household income in Shuman Township?

$66,875 (±$23,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Shuman Township?

9.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Shuman Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (33%, 12 mi), Forman (10%, 10 mi), Fargo (10%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Shuman Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Shuman Township

Shuman Township home →
HandbookGetting around Shuman TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.