Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Maxbass commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
There are 1 jobs in Maxbass; 32 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Maxbass for work; outside it, Mohall is the main destination (16%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Maxbass: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Maxbass on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Maxbass’ working residents head each day
Where Maxbass 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Maxbass
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maxbass, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 1. 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 Maxbass’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Maxbass takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maxbass workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 4% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Maxbass
About 19% 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.
The towns around Maxbass
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maxbass workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxbass | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hastings Township | under 4% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hastings Township and Lewis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maxbass’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 Maxbass: questions
What is the poverty rate in Maxbass?
30.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maxbass?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maxbass work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mohall (16%, 17 mi), Westhope (13%, 14 mi), Minot (13%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maxbass 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 Maxbass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maxbass
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.