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Work & commute · Merkel

Work & commute in Merkel, ND

Most working residents leave Merkel for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Steele (50%), Bismarck (20%) and Fargo (10%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 10 working residents
Typical commute
29 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10 Merkel residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Merkel.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Merkel goes to work

SteeleBismarckFargoWallaceNedroseChestinaLake WilliamsMerkelNorthwestProgressStewartFrettimAllenAtwoodRobinsonSteeleBismarckFargoNorthwestAllenMerkel
1
Steele27.8 mi away
50%5
2
Bismarck53.8 mi away
20%2
3
Fargo143.6 mi away
10%1
4
Northwest10.2 mi away
10%1
5
Allen23.6 mi away
10%1

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

How far

How far Merkel commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
30%10–24 mi
40%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Merkel is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Merkel are

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

Jobs based in Merkel

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 month50%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Merkel residents hold

10 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month60%
−50%

Jobs based in Merkel, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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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