Making a living in Tower City
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Only 1% work in Tower City; the top destination outside it is Fargo (33%, 40 miles). 88 jobs are based in Tower City, against 94 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Tower City
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 87 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
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 Tower City goes to work
Where Tower City clocks in
33% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Tower City pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tower City, 2013 → 2023: 116 → 88. 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 Tower City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Tower City’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tower City workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 8% 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 Tower City
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.
How Tower City compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tower City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower City | – | — | — | 24 min | $108,958 |
| Oriska Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Tower Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oriska Township and Tower Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tower City’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 Tower City: questions
What is the median household income in Tower City?
$108,958 (±$20,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tower City?
7.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tower City?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tower City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (33%, 40 mi), Page (7%, 17 mi), Enderlin (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tower City 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 Tower City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tower City
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.