Work & commute · Zeeland

Work & commute in Zeeland, ND

Most working residents leave Zeeland for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Wishek (42%), Ashley (23%) and Rolla (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 26 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 25 Zeeland residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Zeeland.

25live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Zeeland goes to work

Wishek23.6 mi away

42%11

Ashley22.4 mi away

23%6

Zeeland (in town)right here

4%1

Rolla198.6 mi away

4%1

Napoleon36.8 mi away

4%1

Carrington107.5 mi away

4%1

Victoria127.4 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

15%4

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

How far

How far Zeeland commutes

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

81%

12%

4%Under 10 mi

81%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Zeeland is a commuter town

0.62jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Zeeland are

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

Jobs based in Zeeland

16 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Zeeland residents hold

26 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−77%

Jobs based in Zeeland, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 16. 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.