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Jobs & commute in Tuscarora Township

Work means Rugby for about half of Tuscarora Township’s working residents

The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 20% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Tuscarora Township; the top destination outside it is Rugby (47%, 9 miles).

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

Day and night

Who leaves Tuscarora Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night69
Workday45
69live here− 30head out to work+ 6come in to work= 45on a workday

About 45 people are in Tuscarora Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.20 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

Commuting out of Tuscarora Township: the destinations

Wing: 1 residents work here (3%)Hazen: 1 residents work here (3%)Washburn: 1 residents work here (3%)Rugby: 14 residents work here (47%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (3%)Mandan: 1 residents work here (3%)Dickinson: 2 residents work here (7%)Williston: 1 residents work here (3%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (3%)Minot: 4 residents work here (13%)Balta TownshipMissouri Ridge TownshipJefferson TownshipElverum TownshipTuscarora TownshipReno Valley TownshipNess TownshipRugbyMinotDickinsonWingHazenWashburnTuscarora Township
1
Rugby8.9 mi away
47%14
2
Minot57.4 mi away
13%4
3
Dickinson159 mi away
7%2
4
Wing76.7 mi away
3%1
5
Hazen98.5 mi away
3%1
6
Washburn80.1 mi away
3%1
7
Devils Lake54 mi away
3%1
8
Mandan105.3 mi away
3%1
9
Williston166.6 mi away
3%1
10
Bismarck104.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%3
The top trips

Where Tuscarora 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

Goods, not services: 83% of the jobs in Tuscarora Township

6 jobs are based in Tuscarora Township.

Jobs based in Tuscarora TownshipJobs Tuscarora Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms83%0%
Trade, transport & utilities17%37%
Services: health, schools, offices0%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%30%
Over $3,333 a month33%57%

Who does it

29 or younger50%33%
30 to 5450%37%
55 and older0%30%

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 Tuscarora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Tuscarora Township spends getting to work: about 11 minutes

A year of commuting
81 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Tuscarora Township11 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
20%

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

About 2 in 10
How Tuscarora Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 57 commuters (the 20% 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 far it is to work from Tuscarora Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRugby: 47% · 8.9 miMinot: 13% · 57.4 miDickinson: 7% · 159 miWing: 3% · 76.7 miHazen: 3% · 98.5 miWashburn: 3% · 80.1 miDevils Lake: 3% · 54 miMandan: 3% · 105.3 miWilliston: 3% · 166.6 miBismarck: 3% · 104.3 miRugby 47%Minot 13%Dickinson 7%Wing 3%Hazen 3%Tuscarora Township
Tuscarora TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
40%Under 10 mi12 residents
10%10–24 mi3 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
50%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 50% 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

Tuscarora Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownTuscarora Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tuscarora Township–——11 min$149,375
Reno Valley Townshipunder 4%————
Balta Townshipunder 4%————
Jefferson Townshipunder 4%——9 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Reno Valley Township, Balta Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora Township: questions

What is the median household income in Tuscarora Township?

$149,375 (±$88,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Tuscarora Township?

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

How long is the commute from Tuscarora Township?

11 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Tuscarora Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Tuscarora Township

Tuscarora 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.