Work & commute · Black Butte

Work & commute in Black Butte, ND

Most working residents leave Black Butte for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New England (18%), Detroit Lakes (9%) and Omaha (9%). Half commute less than 73 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 11 working residents

Typical commute

73 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 11 Black Butte residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Black Butte.

11live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Black Butte goes to work

New England12.4 mi away

18%2

Detroit Lakes, MN321.5 mi away

9%1

Omaha, NE487.2 mi away

9%1

Upham168.6 mi away

9%1

Mott16.5 mi away

9%1

Beach72 mi away

9%1

Dickinson28.5 mi away

9%1

Bismarck90.2 mi away

9%1

Fargo275.3 mi away

9%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

9%1

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

How far

How far Black Butte commutes

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

27%

18%

55%

0%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

55%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Black Butte is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Black Butte are

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

Jobs based in Black Butte

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Black Butte residents hold

11 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less36%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month55%

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.