Work & commute · Forest River

Work & commute in Forest River, ND

Most working residents leave Forest River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Grafton (26%), Grand Forks (12%) and Hoople (10%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 42 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 42 Forest River residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Forest River.

42live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Forest River goes to work

Grafton14 mi away

26%11

Grand Forks27.1 mi away

12%5

Hoople23.4 mi away

10%4

Bismarck181.8 mi away

5%2

Fargo98.1 mi away

5%2

Farmington19.5 mi away

5%2

Fertile14.8 mi away

5%2

Argyle, MN31.2 mi away

2%1

Binford60.8 mi away

2%1

Cavalier40.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%11

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.

52%

26%

19%

2%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Forest River is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Forest River are

13 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

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities77%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Forest River residents hold

42 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−50%

Jobs based in Forest River, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 13. 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.