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Community Building in Ross, North Dakota 10-18-2008
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A town, settled in 1902. A regional job hub with 131 jobs.

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Jobs based here
131
A job hub

What makes Ross stand out

The thing Ross does most differently from other towns.

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A job hub

Every workday, about 128 people come to Ross for work

Where Ross’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Stanley Stanley 27% 5% → Bismarck Bismarck 5% 5% → Fargo Fargo 5% 4% → Tioga Tioga 4% 4% → Parshall Parshall 4% 4% → Williston Williston 4% Ross · 5% stay
131jobs based in Ross
5%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ross

Most working residents leave Ross for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Stanley (27%), Bismarck (5%) and Fargo (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ross5%
Stanley27%
Bismarck5%
Fargo5%
Tioga4%
22 mi
median commute distance
131
jobs based in Ross
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ross has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–22°
Spring27–51°
Summer52–78°
Fall30–53°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Ross is

Ross tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mountrail County Medical Center
5.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.6% of Ross is conserved land

9.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

5.6%conserved
5.6%
conserved · 1,304 of 23,091 acres
9.6 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
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Community Building in Ross, North Dakota 10-18-2008
2008 · Community Building in Ross, North Dakota 10-18-2008 · Wikimedia Commons
Ross’s story

124 years in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Ross

City in North Dakota, United States

Ross is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 95 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 96 in 2025.

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Established
1902
Population
95
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
2,303 ft
ZIP code
58776
Area code
701

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