Ferney has 3.2 jobs for every working resident: 45 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Ferney; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (29%, 20 miles). 45 jobs are based in Ferney; 14 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ferney on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14 residents head out to work and none work right 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 in to Ferney: where workers come from
Where Ferney clocks in
7% 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 Ferney
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 Ferney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Ferney commutes
About 29% 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.
The towns around Ferney
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ferney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferney | – | — | — | — | — |
| West Hanson Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Hanson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ferney’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 Ferney: questions
Where do people who live in Ferney work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (29%, 20 mi), Groton (14%, 8 mi), Jamestown (7%, 112 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ferney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ferney
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.