Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Nearly all of Lawton’s working residents commute to Devils Lake
No jobs are based in Lawton in the Census job records; 3 of its residents work elsewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Lawton itself; outside it, Devils Lake draws the most (100%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lawton
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Lawton on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Lawton’s residents
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.
Working from home in Lawton
of Lawton workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Miles to work from Lawton
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.
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 Lawton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lawton?
4.8%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lawton work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Lawton 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 Lawton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawton
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.