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Jobs & commute in Landa

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Landa works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; North Dakota has 8%. Landa has 5 jobs; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Landa for work; outside it, Pick City is the main destination (7%, 99 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Landa, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night37
Workday28
37live here− 14head out to work+ 5come in to work= 28on a workday

About 28 people are in Landa on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.36jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Landa commutes to

LandaKramerPick City: 1 residents work here (7%)Lansford: 1 residents work here (7%)WesthopeWillow City: 1 residents work here (7%)Mohall: 1 residents work here (7%)Rolla: 1 residents work here (7%)Rugby: 1 residents work here (7%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (7%)Dickinson: 1 residents work here (7%)Minot: 1 residents work here (7%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (7%)Scotia TownshipNewborg TownshipHomen TownshipPick CityLansfordWillow CityMohallRollaRugbyLanda
1
Pick City98.9 mi away
7%1
2
Lansford28.1 mi away
7%1
3
Willow City34.6 mi away
7%1
4
Mohall28.9 mi away
7%1
5
Rolla59.3 mi away
7%1
6
Rugby55.8 mi away
7%1
7
Devils Lake107.8 mi away
7%1
8
Dickinson163.6 mi away
7%1
9
Minot48.6 mi away
7%1
10
Fargo235.5 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%4
The top trips

Where Landa clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Landa’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in LandaJobs Landa residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%29%
Over $3,333 a month0%71%

Who does it

29 or younger0%14%
30 to 5460%64%
55 and older40%21%
−29%

Jobs based in Landa, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Landa’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Landa

Working from home
0%

of Landa workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Landa gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 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

Short hops and long hauls from Landa

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPick City: 7% · 98.9 miLansford: 7% · 28.1 miWillow City: 7% · 34.6 miMohall: 7% · 28.9 miRolla: 7% · 59.3 miRugby: 7% · 55.8 miDevils Lake: 7% · 107.8 miDickinson: 7% · 163.6 miMinot: 7% · 48.6 miFargo: 7% · 235.5 miPick City 7%Lansford 7%Willow City 7%Mohall 7%Rolla 7%Landa
LandaTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
36%25–50 mi5 residents
64%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 64% 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

Work in the towns next to Landa

Scotia Township: few work hereScotia TownshipLanda
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownLanda workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Landa–———$140,227
Scotia Townshipunder 8%——12 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Scotia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Landa’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Landa: questions

What is the median household income in Landa?

$140,227 (±$49,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Landa?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Landa work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pick City (7%, 99 mi), Lansford (7%, 28 mi), Willow City (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Landa 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 Landa, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Landa

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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.