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Work & commute in New, ND

About one in 5 of New’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Parshall (3%), Van Hook (3%) and Osborn (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
21%
183 of 877 working residents
Typical commute
4 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
14 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
1%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 694 New residents head out of town to work, 183 work right here, and 605 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New.

694live here, work elsewhere
183live and work here
605work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where New goes to work

New TownParshallStanleyWatford CityMandanDickinsonWillistonBismarckMinotGrand ForksFargoVan HookOsbornParshallVan HookOsbornFargoMinotStanleyBismarckGrand ForksWatford CityNew
1
New Town (in town)right here
21%183
2
Parshall16.5 mi away
3%28
3
Van Hook7.8 mi away
3%28
4
Osborn2.7 mi away
3%28
5
Fargo275.6 mi away
3%26
6
Minot58.4 mi away
2%14
7
Stanley22.8 mi away
1%11
8
Bismarck114.2 mi away
1%10
9
Grand Forks249.9 mi away
1%9
10
Watford City38.2 mi away
1%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%532

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.

70%Under 10 mi
10%10–24 mi
4%25–50 mi
16%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

New is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in New are

788 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

788 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs New residents hold

877 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)71%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month71%
−58%

Jobs based in New, 2013 → 2023: 1,860 → 788. 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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