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Work & commute · Sarnia

Work & commute in Sarnia, ND

Most working residents leave Sarnia for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Tolna (14%), Lakota (14%) and Devils Lake (14%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
7%
1 of 14 working residents
Typical commute
27 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 13 Sarnia residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sarnia.

13live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Sarnia goes to work

TolnaAnetaLakotaNorthwoodMcVilleDevils LakeMinotGrand ForksTiberStrabaneDahlenEnterpriseSarniaPerthMichiganTolnaLakotaDevils LakeAnetaNorthwoodMcVilleMinotGrand ForksStrabaneSarnia
1
Tolna27.3 mi away
14%2
2
Lakota13.6 mi away
14%2
3
Devils Lake35.8 mi away
14%2
4
Aneta32.9 mi away
7%1
5
Northwood38.1 mi away
7%1
6
McVille26.8 mi away
7%1
7
Minot146.5 mi away
7%1
8
Grand Forks49.4 mi away
7%1
9
Strabane24.5 mi away
7%1
10
Sarnia (in town)right here
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1

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

How far

How far Sarnia commutes

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

7%Under 10 mi
21%10–24 mi
57%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Sarnia is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sarnia are

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

Jobs based in Sarnia

3 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less67%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Sarnia residents hold

14 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month79%
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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