Auburn at work: jobs, income and the commute
The Census job records count 13 working residents of Auburn and no jobs based in it. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Auburn; the top destination outside it is Grafton (31%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Auburn by day and by night
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Auburn on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Auburn to work: where people go
Where Auburn clocks in
31% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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.
Working from home in Auburn
of Auburn workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 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.
How many miles Auburn commutes
About 31% 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.
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 Auburn: questions
What is the poverty rate in Auburn?
67.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Auburn work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (31%, 7 mi), Bismarck (15%, 194 mi), Clearbrook (8%, 108 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Auburn 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 Auburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn
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.