Work & commute · Mercer

Work & commute in Mercer, ND

Most working residents leave Mercer for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (32%), Fargo (11%) and Wilton (5%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 37 working residents

Typical commute

45 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 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 37 Mercer residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Mercer.

37live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Mercer goes to work

Bismarck46.8 mi away

32%12

Fargo187.4 mi away

11%4

Wilton23.2 mi away

5%2

Washburn20.1 mi away

5%2

Garrison35 mi away

3%1

Riverdale30.6 mi away

3%1

Beulah51.9 mi away

3%1

Mandan46.4 mi away

3%1

Jamestown103 mi away

3%1

McKenzie46.8 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%11

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

How far

How far Mercer commutes

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

30%

46%

24%

0%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

46%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Mercer is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Mercer are

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

Jobs based in Mercer

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Mercer residents hold

37 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month76%

+150%

Jobs based in Mercer, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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.