Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs, income and commuting in Hoople, ND
Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; the North Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Only 4% stay in Hoople for work; outside it, Grafton is the main destination (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Hoople
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Hoople on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
The towns that employ Hoople’s residents
Where Hoople clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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.
42% of the jobs in Hoople make or build things
72 jobs are based in Hoople.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hoople, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 72. 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 Hoople’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Hoople’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hoople workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 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 far it is to work from Hoople
About 32% 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.
Work in the towns next to Hoople
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hoople workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoople | – | — | — | 15 min | $79,250 |
| Glenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hoople’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 Hoople: questions
What is the median household income in Hoople?
$79,250 (±$13,883) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hoople?
19.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hoople?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hoople work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grafton (18%, 14 mi), Park River (15%, 11 mi), Fargo (13%, 121 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hoople without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hoople, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hoople
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.