Work & commute · Dawson

Work & commute in Dawson, ND

Most working residents leave Dawson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (29%), Steele (21%) and Woodlawn (13%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 24 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 24 Dawson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dawson.

24live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dawson goes to work

Bismarck48.1 mi away

29%7

Steele7.8 mi away

21%5

Woodlawn6.2 mi away

13%3

Williams13 mi away

8%2

Pettibone20.4 mi away

4%1

Tuttle22.2 mi away

4%1

Gackle33.4 mi away

4%1

Bowman179.8 mi away

4%1

Grand Forks144.3 mi away

4%1

Pettibone19.4 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

4%1

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

How far

How far Dawson commutes

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

33%

21%

33%

13%

33%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dawson is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dawson are

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

Jobs based in Dawson

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Dawson residents hold

24 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month67%

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.