Work & commute · Arthur

Work & commute in Arthur, ND

Most working residents leave Arthur for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (49%), West Fargo (8%) and Moorhead (5%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 37 working residents

Typical commute

26 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 36 Arthur residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arthur.

36live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

58work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arthur goes to work

Fargo26.5 mi away

49%18

West Fargo24.1 mi away

8%3

Moorhead, MN29.7 mi away

5%2

Bell8.5 mi away

5%2

Dilworth, MN31 mi away

3%1

Willmar, MN173.2 mi away

3%1

Rosemount, MN259.3 mi away

3%1

Gardner14 mi away

3%1

Hillsboro22.4 mi away

3%1

Harwood20.1 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%6

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

How far

How far Arthur commutes

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

35%

49%

8%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

49%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arthur is a job hub

1.59jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Arthur are

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

Jobs based in Arthur

59 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month88%

Jobs Arthur residents hold

37 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+2850%

Jobs based in Arthur, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 59. 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.