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Tuttle Public Office - Tuttle, North Dakota 6-13-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Tuttle

Most of Tuttle commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

For 31% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 5 jobs in Tuttle; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Tuttle; the top destination outside it is Steele (29%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

Tuttle on a workday afternoon

On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night58
Workday35
58live here− 28head out to work+ 5come in to work= 35on a workday

About 35 people are in Tuttle on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 Tuttle’s working residents head each day

TuttleDawsonSteele: 8 residents work here (29%)Wilton: 1 residents work here (4%)Linton: 1 residents work here (4%)Lakota: 1 residents work here (4%)Tappen: 1 residents work here (4%)Wishek: 1 residents work here (4%)NapoleonJamestown: 1 residents work here (4%)Bismarck: 7 residents work here (25%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (7%)Weiser TownshipWilliams Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Crystal Springs TownshipTuttle TownshipSteeleBismarckFargoWiltonLintonLakotaTuttle
1
Steele20.2 mi away
29%8
2
Bismarck43.1 mi away
25%7
3
Fargo150.3 mi away
7%2
4
Wilton37.2 mi away
4%1
5
Linton61.6 mi away
4%1
6
Lakota98.7 mi away
4%1
7
Tappen25.6 mi away
4%1
8
Wishek64.8 mi away
4%1
9
Jamestown63.4 mi away
4%1
10
Williams Township28.1 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%4
The top trips

Where Tuttle 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

Jobs in Tuttle: what the 5 are

Jobs based in TuttleJobs Tuttle residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities40%11%
Services: health, schools, offices60%71%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%21%
Over $3,333 a month0%61%

Who does it

29 or younger0%32%
30 to 540%39%
55 and older100%29%
−58%

Jobs based in Tuttle, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 5. 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 Tuttle’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Tuttle

Working from home
31%

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

About 3 in 10
How Tuttle gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 18 commuters (the 31% 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

The commute from Tuttle, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSteele: 29% · 20.2 miBismarck: 25% · 43.1 miFargo: 7% · 150.3 miWilton: 4% · 37.2 miLinton: 4% · 61.6 miLakota: 4% · 98.7 miTappen: 4% · 25.6 miWishek: 4% · 64.8 miJamestown: 4% · 63.4 miWilliams Township: 4% · 28.1 miSteele 29%Bismarck 25%Fargo 7%Wilton 4%Linton 4%Tuttle
TuttleTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi1 residents
32%10–24 mi9 residents
39%25–50 mi11 residents
25%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 25% 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

The towns around Tuttle

Tuttle Township: few work hereTuttle TownshipTuttle
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownTuttle workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Tuttle–———$45,156
Tuttle Townshipunder 4%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Tuttle’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 Tuttle: questions

What is the median household income in Tuttle?

$45,156 (±$4,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Tuttle?

18.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Tuttle work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steele (29%, 20 mi), Bismarck (25%, 43 mi), Fargo (7%, 150 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Tuttle

Tuttle 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.