Photo: Elcajonfarms at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Walhalla at work: jobs, income and the commute
About one in four work in Walhalla itself; outside it, Cavalier draws the most (12%, 16 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (North Dakota 18, U.S. 26). There are 248 jobs in Walhalla, against 342 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Walhalla
From Walhalla, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walhalla workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 4% 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 daily flow of workers through Walhalla
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 96 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Walhalla on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Out of Walhalla to work: where people go
Where Walhalla clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Walhalla: what the 248 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walhalla, 2013 → 2023: 274 → 248. 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 Walhalla’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Walhalla
About 23% 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.
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 Walhalla: questions
What is the median household income in Walhalla?
$34,107 (±$26,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walhalla?
15.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walhalla?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walhalla work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cavalier (12%, 16 mi), Pembina (10%, 31 mi), Fargo (5%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walhalla without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walhalla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walhalla
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.