Renville County Courthouse · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Mohall, ND
Mohall has 341 jobs, against 243 working residents. About one in five stay in Mohall for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (22%, 38 miles). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mohall: the gist
Mohall’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mohall is Minot, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (54) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mohall than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mohall fell from 557 in 2013 to 341 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 243 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Mohall’s workers travel
About 28% 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 kinds of work in Mohall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mohall, 2013 → 2023: 557 → 341. 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 Mohall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mohall fills up on a workday
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 292 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Mohall on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
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 Mohall goes to work
Where Mohall clocks in
6% 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.
About 18 minutes to work from Mohall
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mohall workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 252 commuters (the 7% 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.
The towns around Mohall
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mohall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohall | – | — | — | 18 min | $61,250 |
| Brandon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brandon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mohall’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 Mohall: questions
What is the median household income in Mohall?
$61,250 (±$13,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mohall?
15.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mohall?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mohall work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (22%, 38 mi), Fargo (6%, 254 mi), Glenburn (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mohall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mohall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mohall
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.