Riverside · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in New England
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. About one in seven work in New England itself; outside it, Dickinson draws the most (27%, 24 miles). The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: New England in brief
New England’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New England is Dickinson, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (64) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from New England
About 32% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 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 New England goes to work
Where New England clocks in
27% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in New England: what the 198 are
198 jobs are based in New England.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New England, 2013 → 2023: 181 → 198. 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 New England’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New England’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New England workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 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.
Work in the towns next to New England
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New England workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | – | — | — | 17 min | $74,722 |
| New England Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Kunze Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New England Township and Kunze Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New England’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 New England: questions
What is the median household income in New England?
$74,722 (±$41,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New England?
14.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New England?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New England work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dickinson (27%, 24 mi), Bismarck (9%, 101 mi), Mott (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New England 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 New England, from the people who make the trip.
More of New England
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.