For more than half of its working residents, Taft Township is a commute to Bismarck
21 jobs are based in Taft Township for 29 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Taft Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (59%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Taft Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Taft Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Where the trip to work from Taft Township ends
Where Taft Township clocks in
59% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
95% of the jobs in Taft Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taft Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 21. 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 Taft Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Taft Township
of Taft Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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 Taft Township goes to work
About 24% 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 Taft Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taft Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Township | – | — | — | — | $120,729 |
| Thelma Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Long Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 61 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thelma Township, Sterling Township, Logan Township and Long Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taft 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 Taft Township: questions
What is the median household income in Taft Township?
$120,729 (±$26,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taft Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Taft Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Taft 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 Taft Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taft 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.