Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Where Neche earns its living
The average commute takes 16 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. About one in seven work in Neche itself; outside it, Pembina draws the most (34%, 14 miles). 115 jobs are based in Neche; 162 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Neche
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Neche on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 people from Neche work
Where Neche clocks in
34% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Goods, not services: 62% of the jobs in Neche
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neche, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 115. 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 Neche’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Neche’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neche workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Neche commutes less than 14 miles
About 27% 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 Neche
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neche workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neche | – | — | — | 16 min | $82,500 |
| Neche Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Neche Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Neche’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 Neche: questions
What is the median household income in Neche?
$82,500 (±$26,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neche?
10.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neche?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neche work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pembina (34%, 14 mi), Cavalier (4%, 14 mi), Fargo (4%, 150 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Neche without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Neche, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neche
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.