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Work & commute · Lakota

Work & commute in Lakota, ND

Most working residents leave Lakota for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Michigan City (22%), Larimore (11%) and Lakota (11%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 9 working residents
Typical commute
33 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 9 Lakota residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lakota.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
37work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lakota goes to work

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1
Michigan City13 mi away
22%2
2
Larimore37.2 mi away
11%1
3
Lakota2.8 mi away
11%1
4
Northwood44.9 mi away
11%1
5
McVille23.3 mi away
11%1
6
Grand Forks61.3 mi away
11%1
7
Fargo110.8 mi away
11%1
8
Green Acres79.7 mi away
11%1

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

How far

How far Lakota commutes

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

22%Under 10 mi
22%10–24 mi
22%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lakota is a job hub

4.11jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lakota are

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

Jobs based in Lakota

37 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)95%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Lakota residents hold

9 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month67%
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.

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