Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Alsen has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Alsen has 1 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Alsen itself; outside it, Langdon draws the most (40%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Alsen, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Alsen on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Alsen to work: where people go
Where Alsen clocks in
40% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Alsen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, longer than most of North Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alsen workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Alsen, by distance
About 30% 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 Alsen
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alsen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsen | – | — | — | 21 min | $84,688 |
| Storlie Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Banner Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Henderson Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Storlie Township, Banner Township, Gordon Township and Henderson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alsen’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 Alsen: questions
What is the median household income in Alsen?
$84,688 (±$22,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alsen?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alsen?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alsen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Langdon (40%, 18 mi), Twin Valley (10%, 148 mi), Munich (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alsen 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 Alsen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alsen
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.