Tacoma Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
6 jobs are based in Tacoma Township, and 38 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Tacoma Township for work; outside it, Westhope is the main destination (18%, 18 miles). 36% of workers have no commute at all, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Tacoma Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Tacoma Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Where people from Tacoma Township work
Where Tacoma 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.
In Tacoma Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tacoma Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 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 Tacoma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Tacoma Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tacoma Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 36% 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 Tacoma Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Work in the towns next to Tacoma Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tacoma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $125,417 |
| Stone Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Starbuck Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Newborg Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Deep River Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kane Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Meadow Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stone Creek Township, Starbuck Township, Newborg Township, Deep River Township, Kane Township and Meadow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tacoma 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 Tacoma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tacoma Township?
$125,417 (±$55,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tacoma Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tacoma Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tacoma Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westhope (18%, 18 mi), Minot (16%, 36 mi), Mohall (11%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tacoma Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tacoma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tacoma 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.