Work & commute · Fargo

Work & commute in Fargo, ND

70% of Fargo’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are West Fargo (10%), Moorhead (5%) and Bismarck (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

70%

44,269 of 63,023 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 18,754 Fargo residents head out of town to work, 44,269 work right here, and 52,647 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fargo.

18,754live here, work elsewhere

44,269live and work here

52,647work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fargo goes to work

Fargo (in town)right here

70%44,269

West Fargo3.6 mi away

10%6,447

Moorhead, MN4 mi away

5%3,280

Bismarck186.2 mi away

2%1,082

Grand Forks73.9 mi away

2%1,027

Reed5.8 mi away

1%550

Minot228 mi away

0%306

Stanley8 mi away

0%304

Jamestown88.1 mi away

0%252

Mapleton10.7 mi away

0%231

Everywhere elseother towns and states

8%5,275

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

How far

How far Fargo commutes

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

88%

88%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fargo is a job hub

1.54jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fargo are

96,916 jobs are based in Fargo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fargo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fargo

96,916 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Fargo residents hold

63,023 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+12%

Jobs based in Fargo, 2013 → 2023: 86,855 → 96,916. 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.