Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Lidgerwood
About one in ten work in Lidgerwood itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (18%, 57 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Lidgerwood has 184 jobs, against 257 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Lidgerwood
Lidgerwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lidgerwood is Fargo, 57 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (46) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
Lidgerwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 257 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lidgerwood
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Lidgerwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lidgerwood workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 commuters (the 11% 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 many people are in Lidgerwood by day
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Lidgerwood on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Lidgerwood goes to work
Where Lidgerwood clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Lidgerwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lidgerwood, 2014 → 2024: 173 → 184. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lidgerwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Lidgerwood
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lidgerwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidgerwood | – | — | — | 29 min | $49,667 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Moran Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township and Moran Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lidgerwood’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 2024, 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 Lidgerwood: questions
What is the median household income in Lidgerwood?
$49,667 (±$3,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lidgerwood?
9.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lidgerwood?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lidgerwood work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (18%, 57 mi), Hankinson (12%, 12 mi), Wahpeton (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lidgerwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lidgerwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lidgerwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.