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Work & commute · Rock

Work & commute in Rock, ND

Most working residents leave Rock for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Totten (24%), Oberon (12%) and Jamestown (12%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 17 working residents
Typical commute
15 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 17 Rock residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rock.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rock goes to work

OberonMaddockNew RockfordRugbyJamestownBismarckGrand ForksFargoGatesOberonLallieWood LakeMissionRockTwin TreeFort TottenFort TottenOberonJamestownMissionNew RockfordRugbyBismarckGrand ForksFargoWood LakeRock
1
Fort Totten5.8 mi away
24%4
2
Oberon6.1 mi away
12%2
3
Jamestown70.9 mi away
12%2
4
Mission12.9 mi away
12%2
5
New Rockford15.4 mi away
6%1
6
Rugby52.9 mi away
6%1
7
Bismarck108.9 mi away
6%1
8
Grand Forks92.3 mi away
6%1
9
Fargo127.2 mi away
6%1
10
Wood Lake12 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%1

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

How far

How far Rock commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
0%25–50 mi
41%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rock is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rock are

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

Jobs based in Rock

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 Rock residents hold

17 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month41%
+100%

Jobs based in Rock, 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.

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