Petersburg has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Petersburg; the top destination outside it is Lakota (20%, 16 miles). 21 jobs are based in Petersburg for 61 working residents. The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Petersburg on a workday afternoon
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Petersburg on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Petersburg to work: where people go
Where Petersburg clocks in
20% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
What Petersburg’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Petersburg, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Petersburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Petersburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Petersburg workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 4% 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 Petersburg goes to work
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Petersburg and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Petersburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | – | — | — | 35 min | $72,083 |
| Petersburg Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Petersburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Petersburg’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 2024, 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 Petersburg: questions
What is the median household income in Petersburg?
$72,083 (±$30,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Petersburg?
2.5%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Petersburg?
35 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Petersburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakota (20%, 16 mi), Devils Lake (13%, 41 mi), McVille (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Petersburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Petersburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Petersburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.