Photo: Edward Curtis · Public domainWhite Shield has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in White Shield report 67 jobs for 147 working residents. About one in ten stay in White Shield for work; outside it, Parshall is the main destination (5%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through White Shield
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in White Shield on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of White Shield to work: where people go
Where White Shield clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
White Shield is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Shield, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 67. 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 White Shield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
White Shield’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Shield workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 10% 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 it is to work from White Shield
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to White Shield
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Shield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Shield | – | — | — | 20 min | $68,750 |
| Roseglen Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Blackwater Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roseglen Township and Blackwater Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Shield’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 White Shield: questions
What is the median household income in White Shield?
$68,750 (±$6,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Shield?
29.3%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Shield?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Shield work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parshall (5%, 25 mi), Bismarck (5%, 77 mi), Dickinson (2%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Shield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Shield, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Shield
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.