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Work & commute in Northwest, ND

Most working residents leave Northwest for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (40%), Steele (20%) and Bunker (20%). Half commute less than 49 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 5 working residents
Typical commute
49 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5 Northwest residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northwest.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Northwest goes to work

SteeleBismarckHazel GroveBunkerMerkelNorthwestMauchStewartTappenBismarckSteeleBunkerNorthwest
1
Bismarck46.6 mi away
40%2
2
Steele29.2 mi away
20%1
3
Bunker43.4 mi away
20%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%1

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

How far

How far Northwest 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
0%10–24 mi
80%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Northwest is a commuter town

0.60jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Northwest are

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

Jobs based in Northwest

3 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Northwest residents hold

5 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)80%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month60%
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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