Work & commute · Alger

Work & commute in Alger, ND

Most working residents leave Alger for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Stanley (35%), Williston (13%) and Idaho (9%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 23 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 23 Alger residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alger.

23live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alger goes to work

Stanley6.8 mi away

35%8

Williston53.3 mi away

13%3

Idaho9 mi away

9%2

Plaza28.6 mi away

4%1

Killdeer61.1 mi away

4%1

Bismarck127 mi away

4%1

McGahan19.1 mi away

4%1

Van Hook19.4 mi away

4%1

Berthold36.3 mi away

4%1

Vale42.9 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

13%3

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

How far

How far Alger commutes

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

43%

13%

30%

43%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alger is a commuter town

0.35jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Alger are

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

Jobs based in Alger

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities88%

Services (health, schools, offices…)13%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Alger residents hold

23 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+100%

Jobs based in Alger, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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.