← All rankings · All towns in North Dakota

Towns with the best jobs and income in North Dakota

Ranked by our Jobs and income score out of 100, which is based on typical household income, how many people are out of work, and how many live in poverty. Of the 56 towns in North Dakota with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Thompson ranks first with a score of 87. Horace and Mapleton follow, with 87 and 87. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Typical household income	Unemployment	Population
1	Thompson	87	$118,281	0.6%	1,138
2	Horace	87	$138,578	0.4%	4,588
3	Mapleton	87	$119,432	0.8%	1,352
4	Watford City	78	$102,260	0.6%	6,039
5	Stanley	77	$109,573	1.3%	2,097
6	Surrey	76	$106,438	3.4%	1,721
7	Lincoln	75	$87,652	1.1%	4,381
8	Crosby	74	$82,500	2.3%	1,065
9	Northwood	73	$78,571	0.7%	1,046
10	West Fargo	72	$90,665	1.1%	40,094
11	Garrison	71	$71,974	0.0%	1,397
12	Reile's Acres	70	$192,500	8.2%	1,032
13	Hillsboro	69	$81,483	1.7%	1,704
14	Velva	69	$83,060	1.6%	1,083
15	Larimore	67	$87,546	2.5%	1,240
16	Casselton	67	$73,259	0.9%	2,953
17	Belcourt	66	$90,568	0.0%	1,547
18	Carrington	65	$77,171	1.4%	2,168
19	Washburn	64	$73,413	0.5%	1,507
20	Hazen	62	$79,609	2.4%	2,453
21	Bismarck	62	$78,387	2.5%	75,556
22	Mandan	61	$71,780	1.5%	24,522
23	Beulah	61	$76,848	2.0%	3,040
24	Burlington	61	$77,708	4.8%	1,067
25	Grand Forks AFB	60	$72,782	3.9%	1,987

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

More rankings for North Dakota

Towns with the best jobs and income in other states

Link to this page

Copy this HTML to link to this page from your own site.

<a href="https://townchart.com/rankings/nd/best-jobs-and-income">Towns with the best jobs and income in North Dakota (Town Chart)</a>