Work & commute · Long Lake

Work & commute in Long Lake, ND

Most working residents leave Long Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (57%), Mandan (7%) and Fargo (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 46 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

61 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

35%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 46 Long Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Long Lake.

46live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Long Lake goes to work

Bismarck25.9 mi away

57%26

Mandan31.5 mi away

7%3

Fargo163.3 mi away

4%2

Burnsville, MN361.6 mi away

2%1

Strasburg37.1 mi away

2%1

Larimore150.7 mi away

2%1

Jamestown76.3 mi away

2%1

Williston189.9 mi away

2%1

Hay Creek29 mi away

2%1

Gibbs22 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

17%8

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

How far

How far Long Lake commutes

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

42%

33%

24%

0%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Long Lake is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Long Lake are

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

Jobs based in Long Lake

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs Long Lake residents hold

46 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+300%

Jobs based in Long Lake, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. 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.