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Logan, North Dakota 10-16-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Logan

For more than half of its working residents, Logan is a commute to Minot

0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). Only 2% stay in Logan for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (52%, 7 miles). There are 34 jobs in Logan, against 119 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Logan by day

On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

117live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night70
Workday0
70live here− 120head out to work+ 32come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Logan on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.29 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 commute map

Out of Logan to work: where people go

SawyerBerthold: 2 residents work here (2%)SurreyMandanBismarck: 4 residents work here (3%)Minot: 62 residents work here (52%)Fargo: 4 residents work here (3%)Roland TownshipNew Prairie TownshipHarrison Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Nedrose Township: 8 residents work here (7%)Eureka Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Afton Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Sundre Township: 3 residents work here (3%)LoganMinotNedrose TownshipBismarckFargoHarrison TownshipSundre TownshipLogan
1
Minot7.1 mi away
52%62
2
Nedrose Township6.9 mi away
7%8
3
Bismarck94.9 mi away
3%4
4
Fargo221.7 mi away
3%4
5
Harrison Township10.5 mi away
3%3
6
Sundre Township1.6 mi away
3%3
7
Berthold28.9 mi away
2%2
8
Eureka Township13.8 mi away
2%2
9
Afton Township7.3 mi away
2%2
10
Logan (in town)right here
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%27
The top trips

Where Logan 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.

The jobs

79% of the jobs in Logan pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in LoganJobs Logan residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms15%20%
Trade, transport & utilities76%27%
Services: health, schools, offices9%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%27%
Over $3,333 a month79%57%

Who does it

29 or younger18%22%
30 to 5438%50%
55 and older44%29%
+36%

Jobs based in Logan, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 34. 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 Logan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Logan

Working from home
0%

of Logan workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Logan gets to work
52%Drive alone
48%Carpool

Share of the 21 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.

How far

How far Logan’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 52% · 7.1 miNedrose Township: 7% · 6.9 miBismarck: 3% · 94.9 miFargo: 3% · 221.7 miHarrison Township: 3% · 10.5 miSundre Township: 3% · 1.6 miBerthold: 2% · 28.9 miEureka Township: 2% · 13.8 miAfton Township: 2% · 7.3 miMinot 52%Nedrose Township 7%Bismarck 3%Fargo 3%Harrison Township 3%Logan
LoganTop destinations (size = commuters)
66%Under 10 mi78 residents
8%10–24 mi10 residents
4%25–50 mi5 residents
22%Over 50 mi26 residents

About 22% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Logan: questions

What is the median household income in Logan?

$75,139 (±$28,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Logan work?

2% work in town.

Can you get around Logan 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 Logan, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Logan

Logan home →

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.