Making a living in Argyle
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten stay in Argyle for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (11%, 31 miles). Employers in Argyle report 178 jobs, against 247 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Argyle, in a few figures
Argyle’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Argyle is Grand Forks, ND, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (28) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Argyle are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Argyle commutes less than 21 miles
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Argyle takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Argyle workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Argyle on a workday afternoon
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Argyle on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Argyle work
Where Argyle clocks in
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Argyle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Argyle, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 178. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Argyle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 2% of Argyle workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Argyle: questions
What is the median household income in Argyle?
$105,625 (±$61,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Argyle?
1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Argyle?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Argyle work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (11%, 31 mi), Stephen (9%, 8 mi), Warren (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Argyle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Argyle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Argyle
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.