Work and commuting in Gackle
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. At home: 19% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). About one in ten stay in Gackle for work; outside it, Napoleon is the main destination (37%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Gackle for work, and who comes in
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Gackle: the destinations
Where Gackle clocks in
37% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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 Gackle
101 jobs are based in Gackle.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gackle, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 101. 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 Gackle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Gackle: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gackle workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 19% 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 Gackle
About 22% 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.
Gackle and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gackle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gackle | – | — | — | 23 min | $56,042 |
| Finn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Griffin Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Finn Township and Griffin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gackle’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 Gackle: questions
What is the median household income in Gackle?
$56,042 (±$23,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gackle?
21.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gackle?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gackle work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Napoleon (37%, 31 mi), Bismarck (8%, 78 mi), Wishek (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gackle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gackle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gackle
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.