Work & commute · Westby

Work & commute in Westby, ND

Most working residents leave Westby for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Crosby (27%), Blooming Prairie (13%) and Tioga (7%). Half commute less than 43 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 15 working residents

Typical commute

43 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 15 Westby residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westby.

15live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westby goes to work

Crosby30.7 mi away

27%4

Blooming Prairie26.6 mi away

13%2

Tioga57.1 mi away

7%1

Valley City307.2 mi away

7%1

Williston49.1 mi away

7%1

Minot130.6 mi away

7%1

Missouri Ridge45 mi away

7%1

Hayland42.2 mi away

7%1

Stoneview48.2 mi away

7%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

13%2

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

How far

How far Westby commutes

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

47%

0%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

47%25–50 mi

47%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westby is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Westby are

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

Jobs based in Westby

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Westby residents hold

15 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+250%

Jobs based in Westby, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 7. 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.