Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0Earning a living in Wyndmere
Only 4% work in Wyndmere itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (17%, 44 miles). 24% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%. The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wyndmere: the figures worth knowing
Wyndmere’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wyndmere is Fargo, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Wyndmere
24% of Wyndmere workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Time on the road ↓
Wyndmere workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 240 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Wyndmere
About 20% 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.
Time on the road from Wyndmere: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyndmere workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 commuters (the 24% 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.
In and out of Wyndmere on a workday
On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Wyndmere on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Wyndmere goes to work
Where Wyndmere clocks in
17% of workers
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Wyndmere
143 jobs are based in Wyndmere.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyndmere, 2013 → 2023: 206 → 143. 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 Wyndmere’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Wyndmere: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyndmere workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyndmere | – | — | — | 26 min | $85,625 |
| Danton Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Wyndmere Township | under 3% | — | — | 60 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Danton Township and Wyndmere Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wyndmere’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 Wyndmere: questions
What is the median household income in Wyndmere?
$85,625 (±$18,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyndmere?
12.4%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyndmere?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyndmere work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (17%, 44 mi), Wahpeton (15%, 25 mi), Center Township (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wyndmere 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 Wyndmere, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyndmere
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.