Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Niagara commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Niagara; 16 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Niagara itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (31%, 37 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Niagara for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Niagara on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Niagara’s residents
Where Niagara clocks in
31% of workers
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.
Services make up most of the work in Niagara
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Niagara’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Niagara
of Niagara workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Niagara
About 25% 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.
Niagara and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Niagara Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Niagara workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara | – | — | — | — | $88,750 |
| Niagara Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Niagara Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Niagara’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Niagara workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 18% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Niagara: questions
What is the median household income in Niagara?
$88,750 (±$75,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Niagara?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Niagara work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (31%, 37 mi), Larimore (19%, 13 mi), East Grand Forks (6%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Niagara 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 Niagara, from the people who make the trip.
More of Niagara
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.