Work & commute · Shell Valley

Work & commute in Shell Valley, ND

Most working residents leave Shell Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Belcourt (49%), Rolette (5%) and Rolla (4%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 375 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 374 Shell Valley residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shell Valley.

374live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

23work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shell Valley goes to work

Belcourt4.4 mi away

49%185

Rolette10.2 mi away

5%20

Rolla10.2 mi away

4%16

Dunseith10.7 mi away

3%13

Bismarck144.5 mi away

3%12

Minot77.3 mi away

2%8

Fargo193.3 mi away

2%8

Green Acres6.6 mi away

1%5

Devils Lake64.9 mi away

1%4

Rugby31.5 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%101

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

How far

How far Shell Valley commutes

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

77%

17%

77%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shell Valley is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Shell Valley are

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

Jobs based in Shell Valley

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Shell Valley residents hold

375 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

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.