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Work & commute · Dahlen

Work & commute in Dahlen, ND

About one in 4 of Dahlen’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Rochester (25%), Northwood (25%) and North Creel (25%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
25%
1 of 4 working residents
Typical commute
34 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3 Dahlen residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dahlen.

3live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Dahlen goes to work

RochesterHoopleNorthwoodMcVilleGrand ForksNorth CreelClaraDahlenRochesterNorthwoodNorth CreelDahlen
1
Rochester, MN387.5 mi away
25%1
2
Northwood34.1 mi away
25%1
3
North Creel44.3 mi away
25%1
4
Dahlen (in town)right here
25%1

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

How far

How far Dahlen commutes

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

25%Under 10 mi
0%10–24 mi
50%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Dahlen is balanced between jobs and homes

1.25jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Dahlen are

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

Jobs based in Dahlen

5 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Dahlen residents hold

4 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities75%
Services (health, schools, offices…)25%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%
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.

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