Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Carpio has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 56 minutes getting to work on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. There are 12 jobs in Carpio, and 61 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Carpio; the top destination outside it is Minot (21%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carpio by day and by night
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Carpio on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Carpio goes to work
Where Carpio clocks in
Lines 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.
What Carpio’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carpio, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 12. 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 Carpio’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 56 minutes to work from Carpio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carpio workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 10% 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.
Carpio’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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.
Around Carpio: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carpio workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpio | – | — | — | 56 min | $68,750 |
| Carpio Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mayland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carpio Township and Mayland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carpio’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 Carpio: questions
What is the median household income in Carpio?
$68,750 (±$15,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carpio?
3.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carpio?
56 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 Carpio work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (21%, 25 mi), Kenmare (16%, 23 mi), Mohall (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carpio without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carpio, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carpio
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.