Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Page
There are 88 jobs in Page, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Page; the top destination outside it is Fargo (32%, 40 miles). The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Page, and who commutes in
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 80 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 (1.00 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 Page goes to work
Where Page clocks in
32% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 38% of Page’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Page, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 88. 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 Page’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Page’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Page workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Page’s workers travel
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.
Page and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Page workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page | – | — | — | 17 min | $71,000 |
| Rochester Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Page Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rochester Township, Rich Township and Page Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Page’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 Page: questions
What is the median household income in Page?
$71,000 (±$13,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Page?
13.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Page?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Page work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (32%, 40 mi), Enderlin (6%, 37 mi), Buffalo (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Page without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Page, from the people who make the trip.
More of Page
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.