Most of Talbot Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. Employers in Talbot Township report 11 jobs, against 28 working residents. Hardly any stay in Talbot Township for work; outside it, Bowman is the main destination (25%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Talbot Township
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Talbot Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Talbot Township’s working residents head each day
Where Talbot Township clocks in
25% of workers
18% of workers
11% 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.
In Talbot Township, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Talbot Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 11. 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 Talbot Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Talbot Township
of Talbot 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Talbot Township
About 36% 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.
11% of Talbot Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Talbot Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Boyesen Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Grainbelt Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bowman Township | 11% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Scranton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boyesen Township, Grainbelt Township, Bowman Township and Scranton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bowman Township. Darker towns draw more of Talbot 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 Talbot Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Talbot Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Talbot Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (25%, 5 mi), Scranton (18%, 8 mi), Bowman Township (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Talbot 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 Talbot Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Talbot 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.