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Jobs & commute in Elliott

Earning a living in Elliott

The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. Hardly any work in Elliott; the top destination outside it is Gwinner (14%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Elliott by day and by night

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday8
22live here− 14head out to work+ 0come in to work= 8on a workday

About 8 people are in Elliott on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The places Elliott commutes to

ElliottPage: 1 residents work here (7%)Ellendale: 1 residents work here (7%)Gwinner: 2 residents work here (14%)Lisbon: 2 residents work here (14%)Park River: 1 residents work here (7%)West Fargo: 2 residents work here (14%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (7%)Aliceton Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Isley Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Elliott Township: 1 residents work here (7%)GwinnerLisbonWest FargoPageEllendalePark RiverElliott
1
Gwinner14 mi away
14%2
2
Lisbon6.7 mi away
14%2
3
West Fargo53.4 mi away
14%2
4
Page53.6 mi away
7%1
5
Ellendale43.7 mi away
7%1
6
Park River137.5 mi away
7%1
7
Grand Forks110.3 mi away
7%1
8
Aliceton Township12.4 mi away
7%1
9
Isley Township8.5 mi away
7%1
10
Elliott Township2.3 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%1
The top trips

Where Elliott clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Elliott’s commute takes about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
263 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Elliott34 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Elliott workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Elliott gets to work
53%Drive alone
47%Carpool

Share of the 15 commuters (the 0% 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

Where in the region Elliott works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 14% · 14 miLisbon: 14% · 6.7 miWest Fargo: 14% · 53.4 miPage: 7% · 53.6 miEllendale: 7% · 43.7 miPark River: 7% · 137.5 miGrand Forks: 7% · 110.3 miAliceton Township: 7% · 12.4 miIsley Township: 7% · 8.5 miElliott Township: 7% · 2.3 miGwinner 14%Lisbon 14%West Fargo 14%Page 7%Ellendale 7%Elliott
ElliottTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi4 residents
29%10–24 mi4 residents
7%25–50 mi1 residents
36%Over 50 mi5 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Elliott: questions

What is the median household income in Elliott?

$66,250 (±$57,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Elliott?

9.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Elliott?

34 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Elliott work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (14%, 14 mi), Lisbon (14%, 7 mi), West Fargo (14%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Elliott 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 Elliott, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Elliott

Elliott home →

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.