Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Langdon’s household incomes are lower than in 67% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Langdon C−; getting around on foot earns it B. 11.1% of residents are in poverty (North Dakota 10.8%). About half work in Langdon; the top destination outside it is Fargo (6%, 149 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Langdon, in a few figures
Most jobs in Langdon go to people who live here
Of the 762 jobs based in Langdon, 53% are held by Langdon residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 852 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Langdon’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Langdon is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Langdon’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Langdon’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Langdon could be anywhere from D− to B−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Langdon
On a workday 448 residents head out to work, 404 work right here, and 358 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Langdon
About 31% 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.
The towns that employ Langdon’s residents
Where Langdon clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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 762 jobs based in Langdon
762 jobs are based in Langdon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Langdon, 2013 → 2023: 781 → 762. 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 Langdon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Langdon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Langdon workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 804 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.
Most trips from Langdon start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Langdon is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.2% across North Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 855 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.8% of Langdon households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Langdon’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Langdon is 3,939th of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 535 | Mapleton ND | 1,496 | $119K | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 572 | Surrey ND | 1,450 | $106K | 1.4% | 3.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 685 | Harrison Township ND | 1,734 | $122K | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,937 | Mulberry NC | 2,037 | $52K | 11.7% | 13.0% | 2% | C− |
| 3,938 | Crothersville IN | 1,506 | $56K | 26.0% | 2.3% | 12% | C− |
| 3,939 | Langdon ND | 1,809 | $64K | 11.1% | 0.5% | 47% | C− |
| 3,940 | Leechburg PA | 2,068 | $48K | 19.6% | 5.5% | 6% | C− |
| 3,941 | Baird TX | 1,532 | $51K | 12.7% | 2.3% | 10% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Langdon, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
Langdon and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Elgin Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Langdon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langdon | – | C− | B | 14 min | $64,286 |
| Elgin Township | 5% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Manilla Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elgin Township and Manilla Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Langdon’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 Langdon: questions
What is the median household income in Langdon?
$64,286 (±$19,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Langdon?
11.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Langdon?
14 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 Langdon work?
47% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (6%, 149 mi), Grand Forks (6%, 83 mi), Elgin Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Langdon walkable?
Langdon is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Langdon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Langdon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Langdon
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.