Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Edgeley
Working residents average 14 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. About one in five work in Edgeley itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (10%, 38 miles). Employers in Edgeley report 261 jobs for 215 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Edgeley: the gist
Edgeley’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Edgeley is Jamestown, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (21) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Edgeley
About 36% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 224 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
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 Edgeley goes to work
Where Edgeley clocks in
10% of workers
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.
Jobs in Edgeley: what the 261 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgeley, 2013 → 2023: 285 → 261. 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 Edgeley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Edgeley: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgeley workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 4% 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.
The towns around Edgeley
The biggest share goes to Golden Glen Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgeley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeley | – | — | — | 14 min | $50,417 |
| Golden Glen Township | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Golden Glen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgeley’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 Edgeley: questions
What is the median household income in Edgeley?
$50,417 (±$21,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgeley?
9.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgeley?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgeley work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (10%, 38 mi), Kulm (9%, 12 mi), Fargo (7%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edgeley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgeley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgeley
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.