Work & commute · Minot

Work & commute in Minot, ND

63% of Minot’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (4%), Fargo (3%) and Nedrose (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

63%

13,192 of 20,896 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 7,704 Minot residents head out of town to work, 13,192 work right here, and 9,766 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Minot.

7,704live here, work elsewhere

13,192live and work here

9,766work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Minot goes to work

Minot (in town)right here

63%13,192

Bismarck101.1 mi away

4%928

Fargo228 mi away

3%676

Nedrose5 mi away

2%461

Harrison4.1 mi away

2%419

Williston109.2 mi away

2%325

Grand Forks194.6 mi away

1%270

Dickinson116.8 mi away

1%219

Minot AFB12.9 mi away

1%182

Afton6.6 mi away

1%153

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%4,071

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

How far

How far Minot commutes

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

70%

25%

70%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Minot is balanced between jobs and homes

1.10jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Minot are

22,958 jobs are based in Minot. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Minot’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Minot

22,958 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Minot residents hold

20,896 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−7%

Jobs based in Minot, 2013 → 2023: 24,563 → 22,958. 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.