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Work & commute in Ada, ND

Most working residents leave Ada for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Monango (25%), Oakes (25%) and Jamestown (25%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 4 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
12%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4 Ada residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ada.

4live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ada goes to work

FullertonMonangoRollaEllendaleOakesJamestownHeclaForwardAlbionElmEllendalePort EmmaHudsonWillowbankVan MeterKentAdaMonangoOakesJamestownForwardAda
1
Monango18.8 mi away
25%1
2
Oakes15.7 mi away
25%1
3
Jamestown66.4 mi away
25%1
4
Forward140.7 mi away
25%1

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Ada commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

0%Under 10 mi
50%10–24 mi
0%25–50 mi
50%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ada is a job hub

5.00jobs per working resident
A job hub

5.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ada are

20 jobs are based in Ada. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ada’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ada

20 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%
Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Ada residents hold

4 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities50%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+82%

Jobs based in Ada, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 20. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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