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Jobs & commute in Tioga Township

There are 22.2 jobs in Tioga Township for every working resident, and 620 people commute in

There are 623 jobs in Tioga Township; 28 of its residents have a job. 29% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Tioga Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 25 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.

25live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
620work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night93
Workday690
93live here− 25head out to work+ 620come in to work= 690on a workday

About 690 people are in Tioga Township on a workday afternoon, 640% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
22.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

22.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.

The commute map

Where Tioga Township’s workforce comes from

Sidney: 5 workers live here (1%)AnamooseKenmare: 5 workers live here (1%)New TownTioga: 109 workers live here (17%)Stanley: 11 workers live here (2%)Watford City: 19 workers live here (3%)Dickinson: 21 workers live here (3%)Williston: 99 workers live here (16%)Bismarck: 10 workers live here (2%)Minot: 63 workers live here (10%)Pleasant Valley TownshipWilliston Township: 6 workers live here (1%)Tioga TownshipWhite Earth TownshipWest Bank TownshipLindahl TownshipStony Creek TownshipTiogaWillistonMinotDickinsonWatford CityStanleyTioga Township
1
Tioga2.1 mi away
17%109
2
Williston35.5 mi away
16%99
3
Minot78.4 mi away
10%63
4
Dickinson106 mi away
3%21
5
Watford City45.1 mi away
3%19
6
Stanley26.8 mi away
2%11
7
Bismarck150.9 mi away
2%10
8
Williston Township37.9 mi away
1%6
9
Sidney, MT74.1 mi away
1%5
10
Kenmare44.2 mi away
1%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%275
The top trips

Where Tioga 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.

The jobs

In Tioga Township, 93% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Tioga TownshipJobs Tioga Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms93%54%
Trade, transport & utilities1%18%
Services: health, schools, offices6%29%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less3%4%
$1,251–$3,333 a month3%14%
Over $3,333 a month95%82%

Who does it

29 or younger20%25%
30 to 5461%54%
55 and older19%21%
−54%

Jobs based in Tioga Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,356 → 623. 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 Tioga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Tioga Township

Working from home
29%

of Tioga Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Tioga Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 17 commuters (the 29% 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

How many miles Tioga Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTioga: 21% · 2.1 miWilliston: 18% · 35.5 miWilliston Township: 11% · 37.9 miStony Creek Township: 7% · 35.1 miAnamoose: 4% · 130.8 miNew Town: 4% · 37.1 miStanley: 4% · 26.8 miWatford City: 4% · 45.1 miBismarck: 4% · 150.9 miTioga 21%Williston 18%Stony Creek Township 7%Anamoose 4%Tioga Township
Tioga TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi10 residents
4%10–24 mi1 residents
46%25–50 mi13 residents
14%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 21% of Tioga Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownTioga Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tioga Township–———$66,406
Tioga21%CB21 min$66,181
White Earth Townshipunder 4%————
Pleasant Valley Townshipunder 4%————
West Bank Townshipunder 4%————
Lindahl Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. White Earth Township, Pleasant Valley Township, West Bank Township and Lindahl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Tioga. Darker towns draw more of Tioga Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Tioga Township: questions

What is the median household income in Tioga Township?

$66,406 (±$33,017) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Tioga Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Tioga Township work?

11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tioga (21%, 2 mi), Williston (18%, 36 mi), Williston Township (11%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Tioga 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 Tioga Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Tioga Township

Tioga Township home →

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.