A job hub: Litchville has 2.8 jobs per working resident, and 195 people come in to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). There are 195 jobs in Litchville for 70 working residents. Hardly any work in Litchville; the top destination outside it is Valley City (33%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Litchville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 70 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 290 people are in Litchville on a workday afternoon, 77% more 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 daily trip into Litchville
Where Litchville clocks in
33% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 90% of the jobs in Litchville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Litchville, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 195. 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 Litchville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Litchville: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Litchville workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Litchville
About 34% 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.
Work in the towns next to Litchville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Litchville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchville | – | — | — | 38 min | $33,281 |
| Rosebud Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosebud Township and Spring Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Litchville’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 Litchville: questions
What is the median household income in Litchville?
$33,281 (±$20,723) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Litchville?
33.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Litchville?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Litchville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (33%, 20 mi), Jamestown (13%, 29 mi), Fargo (11%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Litchville 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 Litchville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Litchville
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.