Work & commute · Short Creek

Work & commute in Short Creek, ND

Most working residents leave Short Creek for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kenmare (17%), Lignite (8%) and Portal (8%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 12 working residents

Typical commute

36 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 12 Short Creek residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Short Creek.

12live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Short Creek goes to work

Kenmare35.4 mi away

17%2

Lignite8.9 mi away

8%1

Portal9.2 mi away

8%1

Bowbells24.2 mi away

8%1

Hazen124.5 mi away

8%1

Williston66.7 mi away

8%1

Fargo308.8 mi away

8%1

Blaine64.4 mi away

8%1

Mont69.3 mi away

8%1

Battleview24.1 mi away

8%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

8%1

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

How far

How far Short Creek commutes

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

17%

33%

42%

8%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Short Creek is a job hub

2.25jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Short Creek are

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

Jobs based in Short Creek

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities89%

Services (health, schools, offices…)11%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month93%

Jobs Short Creek residents hold

12 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities42%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month75%

−52%

Jobs based in Short Creek, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 27. 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.