Work & commute · Port Emma

Work & commute in Port Emma, ND

Most working residents leave Port Emma for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Monango (17%), Ellendale (8%) and Oakes (8%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 24 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 24 Port Emma residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Port Emma.

24live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Port Emma goes to work

Monango22.7 mi away

17%4

Ellendale15.4 mi away

8%2

Oakes12 mi away

8%2

Bismarck134.9 mi away

8%2

Fargo89.3 mi away

8%2

Fullerton16.2 mi away

4%1

Kulm41.6 mi away

4%1

Ashley56.2 mi away

4%1

LaMoure26 mi away

4%1

Wishek67.2 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%7

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

How far

How far Port Emma commutes

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

38%

13%

46%

4%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

46%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Port Emma is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Port Emma are

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

Jobs based in Port Emma

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Port Emma residents hold

24 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+100%

Jobs based in Port Emma, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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.