Work & commute · Mandan

Work & commute in Mandan, ND

About one in 4 of Mandan’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (53%), Fargo (2%) and Minot (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

2,798 of 11,374 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8,576 Mandan residents head out of town to work, 2,798 work right here, and 5,951 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Mandan.

8,576live here, work elsewhere

2,798live and work here

5,951work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Mandan goes to work

Bismarck5.7 mi away

53%6,014

Mandan (in town)right here

25%2,798

Fargo191.8 mi away

2%223

Minot98.9 mi away

2%202

Dickinson90.4 mi away

1%137

Williston159.5 mi away

1%93

Grand Forks193.1 mi away

1%74

Hay Creek5.2 mi away

0%56

Apple Creek13.2 mi away

0%37

Judson163.9 mi away

0%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

15%1,708

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

How far

How far Mandan commutes

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

80%

15%

80%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Mandan is balanced between jobs and homes

0.77jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Mandan are

8,749 jobs are based in Mandan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mandan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Mandan

8,749 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Mandan residents hold

11,374 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+17%

Jobs based in Mandan, 2013 → 2023: 7,493 → 8,749. 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.