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Work & commute · Forest River

Work & commute in Forest River, ND

Most working residents leave Forest River for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (19%), Fargo (19%) and Grand Forks (13%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
6%
1 of 16 working residents
Typical commute
30 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
22%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15 Forest River residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Forest River.

15live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
53work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Forest River goes to work

JacksonvilleCrookstonGilbyMichigan CityHoopleMintoPark RiverGraftonBismarckGrand ForksFargoHillsboroFertileForest RiverGilbyArdochOpsJohnstownKensingtonGlenwoodWalsh CentreBismarckFargoGrand ForksMichigan CityMintoPark RiverHillsboroFertileGilbyForest River
1
Bismarck183.5 mi away
19%3
2
Fargo99.2 mi away
19%3
3
Grand Forks27.6 mi away
13%2
4
Michigan City34.3 mi away
6%1
5
Minto5.1 mi away
6%1
6
Park River17.1 mi away
6%1
7
Hillsboro63.4 mi away
6%1
8
Fertile13.9 mi away
6%1
9
Forest River (in town)right here
6%1
10
Gilby12.1 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1

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

How far

How far Forest River commutes

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

19%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
44%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Forest River is a job hub

3.38jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Forest River are

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

Jobs based in Forest River

54 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less4%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%
Over $3,333 a month81%

Jobs Forest River residents hold

16 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month56%
−10%

Jobs based in Forest River, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 54. 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.

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