Work & commute · Ransom

Work & commute in Ransom, ND

Most working residents leave Ransom for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Gwinner (21%), Fargo (16%) and Forman (8%). Half commute less than 42 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 38 working residents

Typical commute

42 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 38 Ransom residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ransom.

38live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ransom goes to work

Gwinner15.3 mi away

21%8

Fargo62.4 mi away

16%6

Forman9.7 mi away

8%3

Moorhead, MN64.3 mi away

5%2

Wahpeton42.1 mi away

5%2

Barnesville, MN63.4 mi away

3%1

Thief River Falls, MN153.3 mi away

3%1

Fergus Falls, MN67 mi away

3%1

Rutland3.3 mi away

3%1

Milnor13.4 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%12

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

How far

How far Ransom commutes

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

37%

16%

45%

3%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ransom is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ransom are

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

Jobs based in Ransom

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Ransom residents hold

38 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+140%

Jobs based in Ransom, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 12. 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.