Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Buxton has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 86 jobs in Buxton, against 152 working residents. Only 4% work in Buxton itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (28%, 22 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Buxton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Buxton on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Buxton ends
Where Buxton clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Buxton: what the 86 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buxton, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 86. 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 Buxton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Buxton’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buxton workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 6% 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 Buxton’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Buxton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buxton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton | – | — | — | 23 min | $96,250 |
| Buxton Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buxton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buxton’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 Buxton: questions
What is the median household income in Buxton?
$96,250 (±$33,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buxton?
5.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buxton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buxton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (28%, 22 mi), Fargo (10%, 52 mi), Hatton (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buxton 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 Buxton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buxton
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.