Work & commute · Golva

Work & commute in Golva, ND

Most working residents leave Golva for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Beach (23%), Beach (15%) and Medora (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 26 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 26 Golva residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Golva.

26live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

34work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Golva goes to work

Beach12.8 mi away

23%6

Beach11 mi away

15%4

Medora24.8 mi away

8%2

Belfield38.7 mi away

8%2

Fargo338.3 mi away

8%2

Baker, MT29 mi away

4%1

Sidney, MT68.3 mi away

4%1

Linton181.2 mi away

4%1

Parshall121 mi away

4%1

Jamestown250.3 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%5

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

How far

How far Golva commutes

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

33%

21%

38%

8%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Golva is balanced between jobs and homes

1.31jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Golva are

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

Jobs based in Golva

34 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Golva residents hold

26 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+13%

Jobs based in Golva, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 34. 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.