Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Drake has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 56 jobs in Drake; 113 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Drake itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (19%, 47 miles). Working from home is the commute for 16% of workers, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Drake on a workday
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Drake on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of Drake to work: where people go
Where Drake clocks in
17% 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.
Jobs in Drake: what the 56 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drake, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 56. 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 Drake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Drake’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drake workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 16% 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 Drake’s workers travel
About 41% 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.
Next door to Drake
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | – | — | — | 15 min | $46,000 |
| Spring Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Drake’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 Drake: questions
What is the median household income in Drake?
$46,000 (±$20,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drake?
21.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drake?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drake work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (19%, 47 mi), Velva (17%, 28 mi), Bismarck (7%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Drake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Drake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drake
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.