Work & commute · Wishek

Work & commute in Wishek, ND

About one in 3 of Wishek’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ashley (20%), Bismarck (6%) and Fargo (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

98 of 302 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

10 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 204 Wishek residents head out of town to work, 98 work right here, and 303 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wishek.

204live here, work elsewhere

98live and work here

303work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wishek goes to work

Wishek (in town)right here

32%98

Ashley17.5 mi away

20%60

Bismarck69.4 mi away

6%18

Fargo136.1 mi away

3%10

Grand Forks163.4 mi away

2%6

Linton32.4 mi away

2%5

Jamestown60.7 mi away

2%5

Napoleon20 mi away

1%4

Minot158.9 mi away

1%4

Edgeley40.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%89

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

How far

How far Wishek commutes

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

38%

28%

38%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wishek is balanced between jobs and homes

1.33jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.33 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Wishek are

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

Jobs based in Wishek

401 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Wishek residents hold

302 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+6%

Jobs based in Wishek, 2013 → 2023: 379 → 401. 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.