Work & commute · Hettinger

Work & commute in Hettinger, ND

About one in 3 of Hettinger’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (8%), Dickinson (7%) and Fargo (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

152 of 403 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 251 Hettinger residents head out of town to work, 152 work right here, and 345 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hettinger.

251live here, work elsewhere

152live and work here

345work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hettinger goes to work

Hettinger (in town)right here

38%152

Bismarck105.1 mi away

8%31

Dickinson61.9 mi away

7%29

Fargo282.7 mi away

3%12

Scott3.8 mi away

2%10

Duck Creek6.1 mi away

2%9

Reeder15.6 mi away

2%9

Bowman38.9 mi away

2%8

Grand Forks293.1 mi away

2%8

Hettinger3.6 mi away

2%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%127

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

How far

How far Hettinger commutes

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

46%

41%

46%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

41%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hettinger is balanced between jobs and homes

1.23jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hettinger are

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

Jobs based in Hettinger

497 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Hettinger residents hold

403 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−33%

Jobs based in Hettinger, 2013 → 2023: 742 → 497. 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.