Work & commute · Van Meter

Work & commute in Van Meter, ND

Most working residents leave Van Meter for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ellendale (17%), Bismarck (9%) and Fargo (9%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 46 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 46 Van Meter residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Van Meter.

46live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Van Meter goes to work

Ellendale4.2 mi away

17%8

Bismarck124.9 mi away

9%4

Fargo98.2 mi away

9%4

Forbes16.4 mi away

4%2

Fullerton12.7 mi away

4%2

Monango15.2 mi away

4%2

Oakes20.4 mi away

4%2

Wahpeton90 mi away

4%2

Jamestown65.1 mi away

4%2

Ellendale6.5 mi away

4%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%16

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

How far

How far Van Meter commutes

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

22%

26%

46%

22%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

46%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Van Meter is a commuter town

0.26jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Van Meter are

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

Jobs based in Van Meter

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)92%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Van Meter residents hold

46 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−76%

Jobs based in Van Meter, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 12. 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.