Gwinner draws about half of Cayuga’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Cayuga for work; outside it, Gwinner is the main destination (46%, 17 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). 6 jobs are based in Cayuga for 24 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Cayuga by day
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Cayuga on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 Cayuga goes to work
Where Cayuga clocks in
13% 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.
83% of the jobs in Cayuga pay over $3,333 a month
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 Cayuga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cayuga
of Cayuga workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Cayuga’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.
The towns around Cayuga
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cayuga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga | – | — | — | — | $63,750 |
| Ransom Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Kingston Township | under 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ransom Township and Kingston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cayuga’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 Cayuga: questions
What is the median household income in Cayuga?
$63,750 (±$22,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cayuga?
20.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cayuga work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Cayuga 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 Cayuga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cayuga
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.