Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Ludden works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%. There are 4 jobs in Ludden, and 8 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ludden for work; outside it, Oakes is the main destination (25%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ludden for work, and who comes in
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Ludden on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer 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.
Commuting out of Ludden: the destinations
Where Ludden clocks in
25% of workers
13% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ludden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ludden, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Ludden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ludden
of Ludden workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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 Ludden
About 50% 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.
Ludden and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ludden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludden | – | — | — | — | $116,750 |
| Lovell Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lovell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ludden’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 Ludden: questions
What is the median household income in Ludden?
$116,750 (±$62,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ludden?
4.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ludden work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakes (25%, 9 mi), Steele (13%, 104 mi), Ellendale (13%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ludden 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 Ludden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ludden
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.