Work & commute · Colgate

Work & commute in Colgate, ND

Most working residents leave Colgate for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Finley (14%), Fargo (14%) and Northwood (9%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 22 working residents

Typical commute

45 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 21 Colgate residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Colgate.

21live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

50work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Colgate goes to work

Finley18.3 mi away

14%3

Fargo47.9 mi away

14%3

Northwood31.2 mi away

9%2

Grand Forks51.1 mi away

9%2

Hatton26 mi away

5%1

Hope4.6 mi away

5%1

Hillsboro28.4 mi away

5%1

Devils Lake81.1 mi away

5%1

Jamestown55.9 mi away

5%1

Williston286 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%6

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

How far

How far Colgate commutes

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

14%

32%

45%

9%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Colgate is a job hub

2.32jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Colgate are

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

Jobs based in Colgate

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)65%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)6%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Colgate residents hold

22 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+113%

Jobs based in Colgate, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 51. 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.