Jobs, income and commuting in Voltaire, ND
Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any stay in Voltaire for work; outside it, Velva is the main destination (27%, 5 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, about the same as across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Voltaire, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 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 (0.86 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.
Out of Voltaire to work: where people go
Where Voltaire clocks in
27% 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.
95% of the jobs in Voltaire pay over $3,333 a month
19 jobs are based in Voltaire.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Voltaire, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 19. 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 Voltaire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Voltaire: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Voltaire workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Voltaire
About 36% 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.
Voltaire and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lebanon Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Voltaire workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voltaire | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Voltaire Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lebanon Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Voltaire Township, Brown Township and Lebanon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Voltaire’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 Voltaire: questions
What is the poverty rate in Voltaire?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Voltaire?
18 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 Voltaire work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Velva (27%, 5 mi), Minot (14%, 25 mi), Wilton (5%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Voltaire 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 Voltaire, from the people who make the trip.
More of Voltaire
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.