With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Tower Township works elsewhere
Tower Township has 19 jobs, against 57 working residents. Hardly any stay in Tower Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (32%, 37 miles). The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tower Township by day and by night
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Tower Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 places Tower Township commutes to
Where Tower Township clocks in
32% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 68% of work in Tower Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tower Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 19. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way, quicker than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tower Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 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.
Tower Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
11% of Tower Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Tower City (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tower Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Township | – | — | — | 11 min | $105,313 |
| Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo | 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Tower City | 7% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | — | — | 6 min | — |
| Oriska Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hill Township, Buffalo, Tower City, Buffalo Township and Oriska Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tower 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 Tower Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tower Township?
$105,313 (±$68,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tower Township?
16.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tower Township?
11 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 Tower Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (32%, 37 mi), Tower City (7%, 3 mi), Page (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tower 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 Tower Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tower 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.