Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Work and commuting in Fairdale
No jobs are based in Fairdale in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. For 33% of workers, the job is at home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Fairdale; the top destination outside it is Grafton (14%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fairdale, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Fairdale on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where people from Fairdale work
Where Fairdale clocks in
14% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Fairdale
of Fairdale workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 33% 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 distance from Fairdale to work
About 57% 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 Fairdale: questions
What is the median household income in Fairdale?
$23,750 (±$15,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairdale?
43.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fairdale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (14%, 38 mi), Grand Forks (14%, 66 mi), Hoople (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairdale 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 Fairdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairdale
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.