Gwinner draws 1,542 commuters a day, with 3.8 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 8 minutes getting to work on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. There are 1,749 jobs in Gwinner; 466 of its residents have a job. About two in five work in Gwinner itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (7%, 59 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gwinner at work: what stands out
Gwinner fills up on a workday
Gwinner has 1,749 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,200 people are in town, more than double the 890 who live here. Day and night ↓
Gwinner makes and builds things
89% of the jobs based in Gwinner are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gwinner residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 44%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Gwinner pay better than its residents’ jobs
88% of the jobs based in Gwinner pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 64% of the jobs Gwinner residents hold. 88% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Gwinner. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 466 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Gwinner on a workday afternoon
On a workday 259 residents head out to work and 207 work right here.
About 2,200 people are in Gwinner on a workday afternoon, 144% more 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.
In Gwinner, 89% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gwinner, 2013 → 2023: 1,800 → 1,749. 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 Gwinner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Gwinner
Where Gwinner clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
The trip to work from Gwinner: about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gwinner workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 456 commuters (the 3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Gwinner
About 30% 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.
Gwinner and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gwinner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinner | – | — | — | 8 min | $64,250 |
| Whitestone Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whitestone Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gwinner’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 Gwinner: questions
What is the median household income in Gwinner?
$64,250 (±$12,383) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gwinner?
10.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gwinner?
8 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gwinner work?
44% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (7%, 59 mi), Lisbon (6%, 14 mi), Oakes (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gwinner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gwinner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gwinner
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.