Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Tappen Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. Employers in Tappen Township report 8 jobs; 25 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Tappen Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (20%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Tappen Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Tappen Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The towns that employ Tappen Township’s residents
Where Tappen Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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.
50% of the jobs in Tappen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tappen Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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 Tappen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tappen Township
of Tappen Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
Half of Tappen Township commutes less than 42 miles
About 40% 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.
Around Tappen Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tappen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappen Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sibley Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Westford Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Crystal Springs Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sibley Township, Valley Township, Westford Township and Crystal Springs Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tappen 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 Tappen Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tappen Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tappen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (20%, 53 mi), Steele (16%, 13 mi), Jamestown (12%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tappen 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 Tappen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tappen 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.