Work & commute · Black Loam

Work & commute in Black Loam, ND

Most working residents leave Black Loam for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are LaMoure (54%), Ovid (8%) and Lisle (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 26 working residents

Typical commute

14 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 26 Black Loam residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Black Loam.

26live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Black Loam goes to work

LaMoure13 mi away

54%14

Ovid12 mi away

8%2

Lisle, IL592.8 mi away

4%1

Edgeley30.2 mi away

4%1

Marion13.7 mi away

4%1

Ellendale39.2 mi away

4%1

Oakes24.4 mi away

4%1

Lisbon20.5 mi away

4%1

Fargo65.8 mi away

4%1

Forward118.6 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

8%2

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

How far

How far Black Loam commutes

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

62%

15%

8%Under 10 mi

62%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Black Loam is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Black Loam are

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

Jobs based in Black Loam

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Black Loam residents hold

26 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−96%

Jobs based in Black Loam, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 2. 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.