Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0For about half of its working residents, Inkster is a commute to Grand Forks
Commuters spend 44 minutes getting to work on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 8% across North Dakota. Only 5% work in Inkster; the top destination outside it is Grand Forks (48%, 30 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 Inkster
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Inkster on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Inkster to work: where people go
Where Inkster clocks in
48% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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 Inkster
5 jobs are based in Inkster.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Inkster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Inkster’s commute takes about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Inkster workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 24% 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.
Miles to work from Inkster
About 24% 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.
Next door to Inkster
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Inkster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkster | – | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Inkster Township | under 5% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Strabane Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Inkster Township and Strabane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Inkster’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 Inkster: questions
What is the poverty rate in Inkster?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Inkster?
44 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Inkster work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around Inkster 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 Inkster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Inkster
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.