Work & commute · Dickinson

Work & commute in Dickinson, ND

52% of Dickinson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (6%), Killdeer (3%) and Williston (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

52%

6,490 of 12,578 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 6,088 Dickinson residents head out of town to work, 6,490 work right here, and 5,009 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dickinson.

6,088live here, work elsewhere

6,490live and work here

5,009work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dickinson goes to work

Dickinson (in town)right here

52%6,490

Bismarck96 mi away

6%696

Killdeer33 mi away

3%322

Williston98 mi away

2%309

Fargo281.8 mi away

2%261

Minot116.8 mi away

2%214

Mandan90.4 mi away

1%176

Belfield18.8 mi away

1%131

Watford City66.6 mi away

1%113

Grand Forks276.2 mi away

1%85

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%3,781

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

How far

How far Dickinson commutes

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

65%

26%

65%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dickinson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.91jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Dickinson are

11,499 jobs are based in Dickinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dickinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dickinson

11,499 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Dickinson residents hold

12,578 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

−13%

Jobs based in Dickinson, 2013 → 2023: 13,283 → 11,499. 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.