Work & commute · Fried

Work & commute in Fried, ND

Most working residents leave Fried for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Jamestown (39%), Fargo (14%) and Valley City (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 59 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 57 Fried residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 552 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fried.

57live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

552work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fried goes to work

Jamestown8.2 mi away

39%23

Fargo87 mi away

14%8

Valley City31.7 mi away

3%2

Bismarck100.6 mi away

3%2

Grand Forks96.1 mi away

3%2

Fried (in town)right here

3%2

Red Lodge, MT522.4 mi away

2%1

Pingree15.3 mi away

2%1

Neche144.8 mi away

2%1

Wimbledon13.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%16

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

How far

How far Fried commutes

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

34%

20%

37%

34%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fried is a job hub

9.39jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fried are

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

Jobs based in Fried

554 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)92%

Trade, transport & utilities1%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less2%

$1,251–$3,333 a month3%

Over $3,333 a month95%

Jobs Fried residents hold

59 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+23%

Jobs based in Fried, 2013 → 2023: 449 → 554. 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.