Work & commute · Akra

Work & commute in Akra, ND

Most working residents leave Akra for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Cavalier (32%), Crystal (10%) and Beaulieu (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 91 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 90 Akra residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Akra.

90live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

25work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Akra goes to work

Cavalier6.9 mi away

32%29

Crystal11.6 mi away

10%9

Beaulieu6 mi away

8%7

Grand Forks65.5 mi away

5%5

Pembina27.6 mi away

4%4

Cavalier7.8 mi away

4%4

Grafton28.6 mi away

3%3

Mountain6.8 mi away

2%2

Drayton29.7 mi away

2%2

Langdon27.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%24

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

How far

How far Akra commutes

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

45%

23%

12%

20%

45%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Akra is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Akra are

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

Jobs based in Akra

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities54%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month4%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Akra residents hold

91 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month65%

−42%

Jobs based in Akra, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 26. 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.