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Work & commute in New, ND

Most working residents leave New for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Cando (29%), Medora (14%) and Cando (14%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
14%
1 of 7 working residents
Typical commute
15 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 6 New residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New.

6live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
53work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where New goes to work

StarkweatherRocklakeEgelandBisbeeMedoraSt. JohnCandoTownerVelvaLangdonRugbyDevils LakeCandoGrainfieldGerrardDashZionNew CityCandoMedoraCandoVelvaDevils LakeNew
1
Cando13.4 mi away
29%2
2
Medora222.5 mi away
14%1
3
Cando12.7 mi away
14%1
4
Velva77.9 mi away
14%1
5
Devils Lake41.7 mi away
14%1
6
New City (in town)right here
14%1

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

How far

How far New commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
43%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
29%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

New is a job hub

7.71jobs per working resident
A job hub

7.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in New are

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

Jobs based in New

54 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less4%
$1,251–$3,333 a month9%
Over $3,333 a month87%

Jobs New residents hold

7 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)71%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month57%
Over $3,333 a month14%
−11%

Jobs based in New, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 54. 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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