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Work & commute · Ludden

Work & commute in Ludden, ND

Most working residents leave Ludden for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Oakes (25%), Steele (13%) and Ellendale (13%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 8 working residents
Typical commute
19 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 8 Ludden residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ludden.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ludden goes to work

SteeleLuddenEllendaleOakesGwinnerWahpetonWest FargoWillistonFargoLovellRiverdaleOakesSteeleEllendaleWahpetonWest FargoWillistonRiverdaleLudden
1
Oakes9.3 mi away
25%2
2
Steele103.6 mi away
13%1
3
Ellendale19.2 mi away
13%1
4
Wahpeton74.7 mi away
13%1
5
West Fargo82.6 mi away
13%1
6
Williston300.3 mi away
13%1
7
Riverdale4.1 mi away
13%1

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

How far

How far Ludden commutes

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

25%Under 10 mi
25%10–24 mi
0%25–50 mi
50%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ludden 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 Ludden are

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

Jobs based in Ludden

4 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 Ludden residents hold

8 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month63%
+0%

Jobs based in Ludden, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 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.

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