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Work & commute · Oberon

Work & commute in Oberon, ND

Most working residents leave Oberon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Minnewaukan (17%), Fort Totten (17%) and Devils Lake (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 18 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 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 18 Oberon residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Oberon.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Oberon goes to work

Elk RiverMinnewaukanNapoleonNew RockfordRugbyValley CityDevils LakeMandanJamestownFargoGrandfieldOberonLallieWest BayAuroraRockCreelApple ValleyFort TottenMinnewaukanFort TottenDevils LakeNapoleonNew RockfordRugbyValley CityMandanJamestownFargoOberon
1
Minnewaukan10.1 mi away
17%3
2
Fort Totten11 mi away
17%3
3
Devils Lake21.4 mi away
11%2
4
Napoleon101.2 mi away
6%1
5
New Rockford17.7 mi away
6%1
6
Rugby45.9 mi away
6%1
7
Valley City90.3 mi away
6%1
8
Mandan107.9 mi away
6%1
9
Jamestown75 mi away
6%1
10
Fargo134.7 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%3

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

How far

How far Oberon commutes

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

22%Under 10 mi
33%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Oberon is a commuter town

0.17jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Oberon are

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

Jobs based in Oberon

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 month33%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Oberon residents hold

18 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less33%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month44%
+50%

Jobs based in Oberon, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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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