Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0For about half of its working residents, Wales is a commute to Rolla
Hardly any stay in Wales for work; outside it, Rolla is the main destination (50%, 46 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Employers in Wales report 1 jobs for 2 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wales: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Wales on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.50 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Wales ends
Where Wales clocks in
50% 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.
100% of the jobs in Wales pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Wales’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wales
of Wales workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
How far Wales goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Wales
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wales workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | – | — | — | — | — |
| Dresden Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dresden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wales’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 Wales: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wales?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wales work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Wales 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 Wales, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wales
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.