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Jobs & commute in Tolgen Township

More than half of Tolgen Township’s working residents commute to Minot

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Tolgen Township; the top destination outside it is Minot (57%, 22 miles). No jobs are based in Tolgen Township in the Census job records; 23 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

Tolgen Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night23
Workday0
23live here− 23head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Tolgen Township on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Tolgen Township’s residents

Burlington: 1 residents work here (4%)New Town: 1 residents work here (4%)Tioga: 1 residents work here (4%)Dickinson: 1 residents work here (4%)West Fargo: 1 residents work here (4%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (9%)Minot: 13 residents work here (57%)Shealy TownshipTolgen TownshipMandan TownshipHarrison Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Linton TownshipTri Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Rolling Green TownshipMinotBismarckBurlingtonNew TownTiogaDickinsonTolgen Township
1
Minot21.5 mi away
57%13
2
Bismarck102.5 mi away
9%2
3
Burlington16.1 mi away
4%1
4
New Town36.9 mi away
4%1
5
Tioga58.5 mi away
4%1
6
Dickinson100.2 mi away
4%1
7
West Fargo241.9 mi away
4%1
8
Harrison Township17.8 mi away
4%1
9
Tri Township90 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
4%1
The top trips

Where Tolgen 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Tolgen Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Tolgen Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 11 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Tolgen Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 57% · 21.5 miBismarck: 9% · 102.5 miBurlington: 4% · 16.1 miNew Town: 4% · 36.9 miTioga: 4% · 58.5 miDickinson: 4% · 100.2 miWest Fargo: 4% · 241.9 miHarrison Township: 4% · 17.8 miTri Township: 4% · 90 miMinot 57%Bismarck 9%Burlington 4%New Town 4%Tioga 4%Tolgen Township
Tolgen TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
65%10–24 mi15 residents
4%25–50 mi1 residents
30%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 30% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Tolgen Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownTolgen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tolgen Township–————
Rolling Green Townshipunder 5%————
Mandan Townshipunder 5%————
Linton Townshipunder 5%————
Shealy Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Rolling Green Township, Mandan Township, Linton Township and Shealy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Tolgen 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 Tolgen Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Tolgen Township?

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

Where do people who live in Tolgen Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Tolgen Township

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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.