Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Flaxton commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Flaxton has 1 jobs; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Flaxton; the top destination outside it is Powers Lake (14%, 26 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Flaxton on a workday
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Flaxton on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Flaxton’s working residents head each day
Where Flaxton clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Flaxton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flaxton, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Flaxton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Flaxton
of Flaxton workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Flaxton
About 31% 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 Flaxton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flaxton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaxton | – | — | — | — | $23,500 |
| Richland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flaxton’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 Flaxton: questions
What is the median household income in Flaxton?
$23,500 (±$7,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flaxton?
25.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Flaxton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Powers Lake (14%, 26 mi), Crosby (10%, 41 mi), Stanley (10%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flaxton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 25% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flaxton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flaxton
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.