Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Langdon draws about half of Loma’s working residents
Hardly any work in Loma itself; outside it, Langdon draws the most (50%, 11 miles). Loma has 4 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Loma on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3 people are in Loma on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
Where Loma goes to work
Where Loma clocks in
50% of workers
25% 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 distance from Loma to work
About 25% 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 Loma
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loma workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma | – | — | — | — | — |
| Billings Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| North Loma Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Storlie Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Billings Township, North Loma Township, Gordon Township, Perry Township and Storlie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loma’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 Loma: questions
What is the poverty rate in Loma?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Loma work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loma, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loma
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.