Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Velva draws about two in three of Bergen’s working residents
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Bergen; the top destination outside it is Velva (67%, 10 miles). No jobs are based in Bergen in the Census job records; 3 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bergen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Bergen on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Bergen goes to work
Where Bergen clocks in
67% 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 Bergen
of Bergen workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 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 far it is to work from Bergen
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 Bergen
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bergen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | – | — | — | — | — |
| Voltaire Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
| Odin Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Voltaire Township and Odin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bergen’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 Bergen: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bergen?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bergen work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Bergen 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 Bergen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bergen
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.