Work & commute · Williston

Work & commute in Williston, ND

57% of Williston’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Williston (7%), Judson (5%) and Minot (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

57%

8,097 of 14,286 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 6,189 Williston residents head out of town to work, 8,097 work right here, and 6,171 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williston.

6,189live here, work elsewhere

8,097live and work here

6,171work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Williston goes to work

Williston (in town)right here

57%8,097

Williston2.4 mi away

7%1,052

Judson7 mi away

5%745

Minot109.2 mi away

3%373

Bismarck164.6 mi away

2%293

Fargo331 mi away

2%273

Missouri Ridge4.1 mi away

2%253

Dickinson98 mi away

1%209

Watford City32.1 mi away

1%147

Tioga35.4 mi away

1%130

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%2,714

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

How far

How far Williston commutes

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

73%

17%

73%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Williston is balanced between jobs and homes

1.00jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Williston are

14,268 jobs are based in Williston. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williston

14,268 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Williston residents hold

14,286 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month71%

−25%

Jobs based in Williston, 2013 → 2023: 19,025 → 14,268. 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.