Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0How Denhoff works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any stay in Denhoff for work; outside it, Harvey is the main destination (25%, 26 miles). Working from home is the commute for 67% of workers; North Dakota has 8%. The Census job records count 4 working residents of Denhoff and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Denhoff
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Denhoff on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Denhoff to work: where people go
Where Denhoff clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
25% 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 Denhoff
of Denhoff workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 commuters (the 67% 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.
Half of Denhoff commutes less than 53 miles
About 75% 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.
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 Denhoff: questions
What is the median household income in Denhoff?
$65,625 (±$64,977) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denhoff?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Denhoff work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (25%, 26 mi), Carrington (25%, 53 mi), Dickinson (25%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Denhoff 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 Denhoff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denhoff
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.