Work & commute · Lightning Creek

Work & commute in Lightning Creek, ND

Most working residents leave Lightning Creek for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Dickinson (50%), Killdeer (25%) and Beach (25%). Half commute less than 61 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 4 working residents

Typical commute

61 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 4 Lightning Creek residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lightning Creek.

4live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lightning Creek goes to work

Dickinson62.8 mi away

50%2

Killdeer95.8 mi away

25%1

Beach79.2 mi away

25%1

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

How far

How far Lightning Creek commutes

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

100%

0%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

100%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lightning Creek is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Lightning Creek are

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

Jobs based in Lightning Creek

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Lightning Creek residents hold

4 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

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.