Most of Edmore commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Edmore report 33 jobs, and 69 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Edmore itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (29%, 28 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Edmore
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Edmore on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where Edmore’s working residents head each day
Where Edmore clocks in
29% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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 Edmore: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edmore, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 33. 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 Edmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Edmore
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edmore workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 2% 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 Edmore commutes less than 32 miles
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 Edmore
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmore | – | — | — | 16 min | $70,792 |
| Fancher Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fancher Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edmore’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 Edmore: questions
What is the median household income in Edmore?
$70,792 (±$22,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edmore?
22.6%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edmore?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edmore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Devils Lake (29%, 28 mi), Grand Forks (9%, 72 mi), Fargo (9%, 131 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edmore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edmore
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.