Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0More than half of Sutton’s working residents commute to Cooperstown
The Census job records count 5 working residents of Sutton and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Sutton for work; outside it, Cooperstown is the main destination (60%, 15 miles). Poverty touches 31.3% of residents, against 10.8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sutton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Sutton on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Sutton’s residents
Where Sutton clocks in
60% of workers
20% of workers
20% 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.
Sutton’s commute, mile by mile
About 40% 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.
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 Sutton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sutton?
31.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sutton work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sutton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sutton
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.