Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Jobs and earnings in Abercrombie, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Abercrombie; the top destination outside it is Fargo (35%, 29 miles). There are 90 jobs in Abercrombie, and 147 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Abercrombie
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Abercrombie on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 Abercrombie work
Where Abercrombie clocks in
35% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 43% of the jobs in Abercrombie
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abercrombie, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 90. 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 Abercrombie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Abercrombie
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Abercrombie workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Abercrombie
About 20% 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.
The towns around Abercrombie
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Abercrombie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie | – | — | — | 25 min | $64,844 |
| Abercrombie Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Abercrombie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Abercrombie’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Abercrombie: questions
What is the median household income in Abercrombie?
$64,844 (±$11,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abercrombie?
9.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Abercrombie?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Abercrombie work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (35%, 29 mi), Wahpeton (8%, 13 mi), Bismarck (7%, 193 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Abercrombie without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Abercrombie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abercrombie
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.