Work & commute · Denmark

Work & commute in Denmark, ND

Most working residents leave Denmark for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Kenmare (32%), Minot (16%) and Bismarck (8%). Half commute less than 50 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 37 working residents

Typical commute

50 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 36 Denmark residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Denmark.

36live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

132work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Denmark goes to work

Kenmare5.8 mi away

32%12

Minot51.3 mi away

16%6

Bismarck147.3 mi away

8%3

Fargo276.3 mi away

8%3

Tioga46.9 mi away

5%2

Kenmare5.7 mi away

5%2

Maddock129.2 mi away

3%1

Garrison82 mi away

3%1

Parshall55.1 mi away

3%1

Devils Lake153.3 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

14%5

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

How far

How far Denmark commutes

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

41%

11%

49%

41%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

49%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Denmark is a job hub

3.59jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Denmark are

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

Jobs based in Denmark

133 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)84%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less3%

$1,251–$3,333 a month11%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Denmark residents hold

37 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month65%

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.