Making a living in Hankinson
597 jobs are based in Hankinson, against 379 working residents. About one in seven work in Hankinson; the top destination outside it is Fargo (16%, 55 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hankinson apart
Hankinson’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hankinson is Fargo, 55 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (61) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hankinson is where the jobs are
Hankinson has 597 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Hankinson makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in Hankinson are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hankinson residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. 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 379 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Hankinson to work
About 36% 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.
How a workday changes Hankinson
On a workday 327 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 545 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Hankinson on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.6 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.
Goods jobs make up 58% of work in Hankinson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hankinson, 2013 → 2023: 279 → 597. 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 Hankinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Hankinson: where workers come from
Where Hankinson clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Hankinson takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hankinson workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 6% 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.
Hankinson and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hankinson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankinson | – | — | — | 20 min | $74,643 |
| Brightwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Waldo Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brightwood Township and Waldo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hankinson’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 Hankinson: questions
What is the median household income in Hankinson?
$74,643 (±$11,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hankinson?
6.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hankinson?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hankinson work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (16%, 55 mi), Wahpeton (9%, 19 mi), Lidgerwood (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hankinson without a car?
2% 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 Hankinson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hankinson
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.