There are 2.0 jobs in Fortuna for every working resident, and 16 people commute in
Hardly any stay in Fortuna for work; outside it, Bagley is the main destination (13%, 397 miles). 16 jobs are based in Fortuna; 8 of its residents have a job. 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
How many people are in Fortuna by day
On a workday 8 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 38 people are in Fortuna on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Fortuna’s workers come from
Where Fortuna clocks in
13% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
75% of the jobs in Fortuna pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fortuna, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 16. 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 Fortuna’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fortuna
of Fortuna workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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 many miles Fortuna commutes
About 50% 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Fortuna workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Fortuna: questions
What is the median household income in Fortuna?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fortuna?
65.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fortuna work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bagley (13%, 397 mi), Crosby (13%, 22 mi), Williston (13%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fortuna without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fortuna, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fortuna
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.