Tatman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Jobs and income earn Tatman Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. 100 jobs are based in Tatman Township; 334 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Tatman Township for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (41%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Tatman Township: the figures worth knowing
Tatman Township and Minot trade workers both ways
Minot is the top workplace for Tatman Township residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Tatman Township come from (44% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Tatman Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Tatman Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 334 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Tatman Township
On income, poverty and job access, Tatman Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #15 of 23 in North Dakota. The poverty rate holds Tatman Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (12.9%) is left out: Tatman Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Tatman Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Where Tatman Township goes to work
Where Tatman Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
How far Tatman Township’s workers travel
About 44% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tatman Township
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
100 jobs are based in Tatman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tatman Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 100. 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 Tatman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 9 minutes to work from Tatman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tatman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,064 commuters (the 6% 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.
Most of Tatman Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tatman Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #18 of 23 in North Dakota. Both inputs place Tatman Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,127 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Tatman Township households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tatman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Tatman Township comes 2,249th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 258 | Apple Creek Township ND | 3,515 | $157K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
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| 386 | Gibbs Township ND | 2,856 | $156K | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,129 | Casselton ND | 2,485 | $73K | 7.1% | 0.9% | 19% | B+ |
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| 2,247 | Scottsville NY | 1,994 | $80K | 11.1% | 6.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,248 | East Lansdowne PA | 2,703 | $69K | 13.7% | 5.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,249 | Tatman Township ND | 2,673 | $61K | 2.4% | 12.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,250 | North Woodbury Township PA | 2,416 | $70K | 6.7% | 3.3% | 13% | B− |
| 2,251 | Monroe IA | 2,022 | $80K | 8.1% | 6.0% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tatman Township, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
Work in the towns next to Tatman Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tatman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatman Township | – | B− | C | 9 min | $61,216 |
| Margaret Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waterford Township | under 1% | B− | B+ | 11 min | $69,485 |
| Ensign Township | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Prescott Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Margaret Township, Ensign Township and Prescott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tatman 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 Tatman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tatman Township?
$61,216 (±$11,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tatman Township?
2.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tatman Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tatman Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (41%, 12 mi), Fargo (11%, 232 mi), Minot AFB (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tatman Township walkable?
Tatman Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tatman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tatman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tatman 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.