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Fort Ransom, ND

Economy

The economy of Fort Ransom, ND employs 49 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Ransom, ND were Other Services, Except Public Administration (11 people), Educational Services (8 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($76,250), Educational Services ($73,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,500).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 62

6.52%

1 Year growth

± 171%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Ransom, ND grew at a rate of 6.52%, from 46 employees to 49 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Ransom, ND, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (6 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (6 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Ransom, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 62

6.52%

1 Year growth

± 171%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Ransom, ND grew at a rate of 6.52%, from 46 employees to 49 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Ransom, ND, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (11 people), Educational Services (8 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Ransom, ND, though some of these residents may live in Fort Ransom, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,750

Median earning men ± $25,030

$39,167

Median earning women ± $20,360

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,500) and Other Services Except Public Administration ($12,500).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing the state of North Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Fort Ransom, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fort Ransom, ND. Showing the available data for North Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (30.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.69%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

John Hoeven

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Kevin Cramer

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing North Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Fort Ransom, ND

Julie Fedorchak

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Fort Ransom, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Fort Ransom, ND have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Ransom, ND was $216,700 in 2024, which is 0.651 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $212,500 to $216,700, a 1.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Ransom, ND is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Ransom, ND have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Ransom, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$216,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$155,281

$42

Median Property Taxes

±$26

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Ransom, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Ransom, ND compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.8%

Homeownership

2024

51.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Fort Ransom, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fort Ransom, ND compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,250

Median Household Income

± $40,706

Number of Households

± 30

In 2024, the median household income of the 54 households in Fort Ransom, ND declined from $71,250 from the previous year's value of $78,750.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Ransom, ND distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Ransom, ND is from North Dakota.

0.43

2024 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.511% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Walked (6.67%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Fort Ransom, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who walked to work (6.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Ransom, ND have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Fort Ransom, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Ransom, ND compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Ransom, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Ransom, ND have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Ransom, ND (8 out of 106 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Ransom, ND is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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