Work & commute · Grail

Work & commute in Grail, ND

Most working residents leave Grail for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Watford City (36%), Roseville (4%) and Killdeer (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 28 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 28 Grail residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Grail.

28live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

100work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Grail goes to work

Watford City19.6 mi away

36%10

Roseville, MN499.7 mi away

4%1

Killdeer30.4 mi away

4%1

West Fargo285.5 mi away

4%1

Minot78.2 mi away

4%1

Fargo288.9 mi away

4%1

Twin Valley23.1 mi away

4%1

Van Hook27.2 mi away

4%1

Afton73.7 mi away

4%1

Pherrin43.7 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%9

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

How far

How far Grail commutes

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

64%

11%

18%

7%Under 10 mi

64%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Grail is a job hub

3.57jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Grail are

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

Jobs based in Grail

100 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less1%

$1,251–$3,333 a month2%

Over $3,333 a month97%

Jobs Grail residents hold

28 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month64%

−8%

Jobs based in Grail, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 100. 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.