Work & commute · Northland

Work & commute in Northland, ND

Most working residents leave Northland for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Lisbon (32%), Gwinner (11%) and Aberdeen (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 28 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 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 27 Northland residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northland.

27live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Northland goes to work

Lisbon16.4 mi away

32%9

Gwinner28.2 mi away

11%3

Aberdeen, SD80.9 mi away

7%2

Fergus Falls, MN92 mi away

4%1

Enderlin17.5 mi away

4%1

Carrington81.7 mi away

4%1

Valley City23.7 mi away

4%1

Jamestown41.3 mi away

4%1

West Fargo53.5 mi away

4%1

Williston288.3 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%7

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

How far

How far Northland commutes

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

36%

25%

36%

4%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Northland is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Northland are

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

Jobs based in Northland

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Northland residents hold

28 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+150%

Jobs based in Northland, 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.