With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cogswell works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Cogswell has 4 jobs, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cogswell itself; outside it, Gwinner draws the most (35%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cogswell on a workday afternoon
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Cogswell on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
The places Cogswell commutes to
Where Cogswell clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Cogswell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cogswell, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 4. 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 Cogswell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cogswell takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cogswell workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cogswell
About 40% 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.
Cogswell and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cogswell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogswell | – | — | — | 29 min | $60,313 |
| Harlem Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sargent Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harlem Township and Sargent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cogswell’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 Cogswell: questions
What is the median household income in Cogswell?
$60,313 (±$12,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cogswell?
6.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cogswell?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cogswell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (35%, 10 mi), Oakes (9%, 15 mi), Lisbon (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cogswell 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 Cogswell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cogswell
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.