Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Fargo draws more than half of Alice’s working residents
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Alice for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (53%, 35 miles). There are 6 jobs in Alice, against 17 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Alice
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Alice on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.35 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 Alice goes to work
Where Alice clocks in
53% of workers
18% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Alice
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alice, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Alice’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Alice
of Alice workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Alice
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 Alice
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alice workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | – | — | — | — | — |
| Eldred Township | under 6% | — | — | 100 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eldred Township and Clifton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alice’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 Alice: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alice?
27.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alice work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Alice without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alice, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alice
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.