For more than half of its working residents, Reile's Acres is a commute to Fargo
Hardly any stay in Reile's Acres for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (60%, 5 miles). 15% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Reile's Acres
More than half of Reile's Acres works in Fargo
243 working residents, 60%, have their main job in Fargo, 4.9 miles away. That’s far more as work in Reile's Acres itself. The commute map ↓
Most Reile's Acres residents work close to home
84% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Reile's Acres is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Reile's Acres, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reile's Acres has about 490 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 402 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Reile's Acres to work: where people go
Where Reile's Acres clocks in
60% of workers
14% 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.
How far Reile's Acres’ workers travel
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.
The daily flow of workers through Reile's Acres
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Reile's Acres on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
In Reile's Acres, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
15 jobs are based in Reile's Acres.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reile's Acres, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 15. 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 Reile's Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Reile's Acres spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reile's Acres workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 514 commuters (the 15% 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.
The towns around Reile's Acres
The biggest share goes to Reed Township (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reile's Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reile's Acres | – | — | — | 15 min | $192,500 |
| Reed Township | 1% | A+ | C | 20 min | $130,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reile's Acres’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 Reile's Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Reile's Acres?
$192,500 (±$43,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reile's Acres?
1.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reile's Acres?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reile's Acres work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Reile's Acres without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reile's Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reile's Acres
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.