Work & commute · Ryan

Work & commute in Ryan, ND

Most working residents leave Ryan for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are LaMoure (32%), West Fargo (13%) and Oakes (6%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 31 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

29%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 30 Ryan residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ryan.

30live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ryan goes to work

LaMoure4.8 mi away

32%10

West Fargo72.4 mi away

13%4

Oakes13.8 mi away

6%2

Valley City42.9 mi away

6%2

Grand Forks122.6 mi away

6%2

Ada, MN105 mi away

3%1

Fergus Falls, MN102 mi away

3%1

Walhalla180.3 mi away

3%1

Ellendale26.4 mi away

3%1

Enderlin36 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%6

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

How far

How far Ryan commutes

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

35%

16%

42%

35%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ryan is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ryan are

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

Jobs based in Ryan

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month78%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Ryan residents hold

31 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−47%

Jobs based in Ryan, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 9. 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.