With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Walcott works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Walcott itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (44%, 22 miles). There are 22 jobs in Walcott, and 128 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Walcott by day
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Walcott on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Walcott: the destinations
Where Walcott clocks in
44% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Walcott
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walcott, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 22. 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 Walcott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Walcott
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walcott workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 7% 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 Walcott goes to work
About 19% 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.
How Walcott compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walcott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott | – | — | — | 31 min | $93,125 |
| Walcott Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walcott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walcott’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 Walcott: questions
What is the median household income in Walcott?
$93,125 (±$32,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walcott?
9.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walcott?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walcott work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (44%, 22 mi), West Fargo (9%, 21 mi), Moorhead (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walcott 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 Walcott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walcott
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.