With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lansford works elsewhere
There are 36 jobs in Lansford, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Lansford; the top destination outside it is Minot (11%, 27 miles). For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lansford: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Lansford on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
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 places Lansford commutes to
Where Lansford 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.
Factories, building and farms: 75% of the jobs in Lansford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lansford, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 36. 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 Lansford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lansford: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lansford workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where in the region Lansford works
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 around Lansford
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lansford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansford | – | — | — | 28 min | $72,500 |
| Lansford Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lansford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lansford’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 Lansford: questions
What is the median household income in Lansford?
$72,500 (±$27,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lansford?
5.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lansford?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lansford work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (11%, 27 mi), Westhope (10%, 26 mi), Newburg (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lansford 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 Lansford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lansford
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.