Work & commute · West Bank

Work & commute in West Bank, ND

Most working residents leave West Bank for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Williston (33%), Ray (7%) and Williston (7%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 42 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

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 West Bank residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Bank.

42live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

51work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Bank goes to work

Williston30.4 mi away

33%14

Ray6.8 mi away

7%3

Williston32.8 mi away

7%3

Watford City38 mi away

5%2

Dickinson99.7 mi away

5%2

Minot80.5 mi away

5%2

Monticello, MN484 mi away

2%1

Wolf Point, MT121.7 mi away

2%1

Springbrook20.9 mi away

2%1

Epping15.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%12

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

How far

How far West Bank commutes

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

10%

60%

26%

10%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

60%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Bank is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in West Bank are

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

Jobs based in West Bank

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)59%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month4%

Over $3,333 a month90%

Jobs West Bank residents hold

42 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month69%

−6%

Jobs based in West Bank, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 51. 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.