Work & commute · Garrison

Work & commute in Garrison, ND

About one in 4 of Garrison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (9%), Turtle Lake (8%) and Minot (7%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

138 of 538 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 400 Garrison residents head out of town to work, 138 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Garrison.

400live here, work elsewhere

138live and work here

440work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Garrison goes to work

Garrison (in town)right here

26%138

Bismarck65.6 mi away

9%49

Turtle Lake26.4 mi away

8%42

Minot40.8 mi away

7%38

Fargo222.1 mi away

3%14

Washburn30.9 mi away

2%13

Max13.1 mi away

2%10

Williston109.6 mi away

1%8

Grand Forks202 mi away

1%8

Dickinson83.2 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%211

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

How far

How far Garrison commutes

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

31%

24%

35%

31%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Garrison is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Garrison are

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

Jobs based in Garrison

578 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Garrison residents hold

538 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−19%

Jobs based in Garrison, 2013 → 2023: 712 → 578. 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.