Work & commute · Superior

Work & commute in Superior, ND

Most working residents leave Superior for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are New Rockford (45%), Carrington (7%) and Turtle Lake (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 27 Superior residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Superior.

27live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

80work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Superior goes to work

New Rockford4.2 mi away

45%13

Carrington13 mi away

7%2

Superior (in town)right here

7%2

Turtle Lake85 mi away

3%1

Lakota43.9 mi away

3%1

Wahpeton149.6 mi away

3%1

Mandan101.7 mi away

3%1

Bismarck97.7 mi away

3%1

Fargo118.1 mi away

3%1

Gates11.6 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

17%5

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

How far

How far Superior commutes

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

52%

10%

17%

21%

52%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Superior is a job hub

2.83jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Superior are

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

Jobs based in Superior

82 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)74%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)12%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Superior residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+37%

Jobs based in Superior, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 82. 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.