Most of Nome commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
7 jobs are based in Nome for 14 working residents. Hardly any work in Nome; the top destination outside it is Valley City (29%, 19 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Nome
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Nome on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Nome’s working residents head each day
Where Nome clocks in
29% of workers
29% of workers
14% 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.
Nome makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nome, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 7. 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 Nome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nome: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nome workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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.
Miles to work from Nome
About 29% 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 Nome
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nome workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nome | – | — | — | 21 min | $72,500 |
| Thordenskjold Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Raritan Township | under 8% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thordenskjold Township and Raritan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nome’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 Nome: questions
What is the median household income in Nome?
$72,500 (±$12,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nome?
20.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nome?
21 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 Nome work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (29%, 19 mi), Fargo (29%, 48 mi), West Fargo (14%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nome 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 Nome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nome
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.